Despite facing the same decline in enrollment, Denver Public Schools and JeffCo Public Schools leaders have taken an opposite approach regarding school closures. via robharristv
DENVER — After weeks of public debate over school closures, Denver Public Schools leaders are headed back to the drawing board as they address declining enrollment and budget shortfalls.
“I feel like we’re playing politics with kids and their education, and I’ve had enough of it,” Board Vice President Auon’tai Anderson said of the changed proposal from the district. Data revealed a few key reasons for this predicament, chief among them being people moving and having fewer babies. In Denver County, for example, the birthrate has fallen from more than 17 births per 1,000 people in the year 2000 to fewer than 12 births per 1,000 people in the year 2021. On top of that, rising home costs — particularly in the Denver metro — have pushed families out to suburbs and rural areas.
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