The headwinds facing Los Angeles public schools are by no means unique to that city. A more complicated challenge now facing Los Angeles schools is a historic enrollment decline which has been ongoing for decades but was exacerbated by the pandemic. First, Carvalho said, rising housing costs have forced many families to leave Los Angeles. The city’s new Universal Transitional Kindergarten program has helped bolster enrollment, Carvalho said. But for Los Angeles, it’s not a question of if, but when, said Pedro Noguera, dean of USC’s Rossier School of Education.

Source: Los Angeles Times December 13, 2023 11:08 UTC