Public school enrollment declining in America’s most populous cities: Report

FormerpresidentialcandidateTulsiGabbardsaysNorthCarolinaGov.RoyCooper‘caresmoreaboutpowerthanhedoesaboutthepeople’afterdeclaringa‘stateofemergency’overschoolchoicebillon‘FoxNewsTonight.’ PublicschoolenrollmentisdeclininginAmerica’smostpopulouscities,butdespitethedipinattendance,schoolspendinghasincreasedinmanyurbandistricts,accordingtoareport.Expertswarnthedisparitywillhavemajorimplicationsforeducationpolicy. Between2013and2022,nationwideenrollmentdecreasedby2%from49.9millionto48.8million,fallingtosomeofthelowestpointsindecades,accordingtoareporttheManhattanInstitutepublishedThursday.SeniorfellowDanielDiSalvoandeconomicpolicyanalystReadeBenfoundthateventhoughenrollmentnumbershavedeclined,schooldistrictshaveyettoadjusttheirstaffingandbudgetingtotherealityoffewerstudents. “Decliningenrollmentdoesnotspeakwelltothelevelofconfidenceinlarge,urban-areapubl