Due to the low fertility rate and decline in the number of young people, leading to declining school enrollments – school districts throughout the U.S. continue to make school closures permanent.
- Bracing for School Closures: AISD says all schools at risk, but parents worry for poor areas – News – The Austin Chronicle
- South Bay Union school board approves plan to close Central – NBC 7 San Diego
- Kyrene panel to study two options with school closures | News | ahwatukee.com
- South Bay Union School District board votes to close at least one school
- East Texans grapple with closing schools | The Texas Tribune
- In Farewell Address, OUSD Superintendent Says District Must Make Hard Choices | KQED
- DPS considers extra resources, possible closures for underperforming schools – already closed 11 schools due to low enrollment, and is now looking at closing even more
- Pittsburgh Public recommending 12 school closures under newly revised plan | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
- Granite School District closures: What we know about potential school shutdowns
- Fort Bend ISD could save $13M by closing some schools, report says
- Fort Worth ISD school closures: These 18 campuses are on the list | FOX 4 Dallas-Fort Worth
- Century High students protest pause on theater electives | kgw.com (the high school’s enrollment is down by 100, and so few students take theater classes that they could only run 1 class)
The low fertility rate is getting very real for many people.
The leading edge of the smaller youth cohort has already entered college – and many colleges have begun to close too. In another ten years, far more colleges will have closed as the rapidly shrinking youth cohort marches forward.
With AI set to replace many white collar jobs, there may also be a shift to non-college training programs.
