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Public schools’ big enrollment problem

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Nearly every public school district in North Carolina has fewer students than before the pandemic: part of a larger trend happening across the country. Facing empty classrooms and dwindling dollars, many public school leaders are trying to figure out where all the kids went and what declining public school enrollment could mean for the communities they serve.

Featuring:

  • Liz Schlemmer, education reporter for ¼ª²ÊÍøÍøÕ¾
  • Alec MacGillis, reporter for ProPublica

Links:

  • Check out Liz Schlemmer’s reporting on the enrollment decline here.
  • Read Alec MacGillis’ reporting on school closures .
  • You can find a transcript of this episode here.
Anisa Khalifa is an award-winning podcast producer and host at ¼ª²ÊÍøÍøÕ¾. She grew up in a public radio household, and fell in love with podcasts shortly before her friends convinced her to start one with them about Korean dramas. Since joining ¼ª²ÊÍøÍøÕ¾ in 2021, Anisa has produced Me and My Muslim Friends, CREEP, Tested and Dating While Gray, and is the host of ¼ª²ÊÍøÍøÕ¾'s weekly podcast The Broadside.
Charlie Shelton-Ormond is a podcast producer for ¼ª²ÊÍøÍøÕ¾.
Jerad Walker is ¼ª²ÊÍøÍøվ’s editor of narrative audio and podcasts. He joined the station in 2022 after nearly a decade at Oregon Public Broadcasting.
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