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Fewer kids are enrolled in public kindergarten – that will have a lasting impact on schools and equity

  • Written by Taryn Morrissey, Associate Professor of Public Administration and Policy, American University School of Public Affairs
imageA kindergarten student practices social distancing in the playground of her private school.Al Seib/Los Angeles Times via Getty ImagesimageCC BY-ND

Public school enrollment is down across the country. For example, enrollment is down by 15,000 in Chicago public schools and by more than 20,000 in the District of Columbia’s public schools. The trend...

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