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What the School Enrollment Shift Tells Us About Education in America

Yes, Utah is having fewer babies, down 26% over the past decade. As a former public school principal, though, I can assure you declining birth rates don’t fully explain shrinking classrooms. Families aren’t just having fewer kids — they’re actively choosing different ways to educate them…

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Jon England

Jon is the former Senior Education Policy Analyst at Libertas Institute.

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