Morning Report: More on School Enrollment Drops Voice of San Diego
Enrollment in San Diego Unified and many other school districts has declined more than expected during the pandemic.
But exactly what s driving the decline has been unclear. New data, obtained by a local parent group advocating for San Diego Unified to do more in-person learning, sheds new light on the drop, writes Will Huntsberry in The Learning Curve.
Some affluent parents have been leaving San Diego Unified in order to attend private schools that provide in-person classes, as we ve previously reported. But the data shows that vulnerable students also seem to be leaving San Diego Unified at increased rates.
Vulnerable students likely aren t opting out, but rather have been forced to move due to instability caused by the pandemic.