Large U.S. cities are grappling with too many underpopulated schools, forcing school districts to make difficult decisions on closures.
Why it matters: Most states allocate school funding based on student populations. Losing students can result in cuts for classes, extracurriculars or sports as a result of lower demand. More school districts could close schools in response to the imbalance, the Wall Street Journal reported.
Crazy thought: keep school funding and maintain teacher count so that when the falling attendance becomes a problem the student to teacher ratio will be ideal.
My wife teaches Kindergarten where the maximum allowed per classroom in her district is 24. She ended up teaching the federal limit of 31 this year and got her pink slip just a few weeks ago.
Granted, she has been there for 9 years and just got another position at another school teaching a higher grade, but poor teachers; always getting shafted everywhere.