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Season 2025
Episode 276
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Declining Enrollment Leads to CA School Closures
Season 2024
Episode 253
Declining enrollment, expiring pandemic relief grants, and budget uncertainty have left California schools in financial peril. School closures disproportionately impact low-income and Black communities, raising concerns about disinvestment in education. Some districts use closures to modernize merged schools, but challenges persist.
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