The destruction of America's public education system

[WithoutAClue 16108]

[Pancho 46250]

In no way should Lewisville ISD be closing 5 elementary schools. 

 

[tchookem 3967]

In no way should Lewisville ISD be closing 5 elementary schools. 
 

When you have 1 district working in the red, it means you have 1 district that's run poorly. When you have dozens of districts working in the red, it means you have a state that's run poorly.

[Nivek 17404]

When you have 1 district working in the red, it means you have 1 district that's run poorly. When you have dozens of districts working in the red, it means you have a state that's run poorly.

[Woland 755]

In no way should Lewisville ISD be closing 5 elementary schools. 
 

North East in San Antonio is also closing schools.

[MonkeyDoughnut 10803]

13 hours ago, Pancho said:

In no way should Lewisville ISD be closing 5 elementary schools. 

 

Why do you say that? Looking looks like enrollment down, schools below 40% capacity. Student/teacher ration of like 13/1, little land in district for new homes ? 

[DDD Dad 14641]

On 12/13/2024 at 10:53 AM, MonkeyDoughnut said:

Why do you say that? Looking looks like enrollment down, schools below 40% capacity. Student/teacher ration of like 13/1, little land in district for new homes ? 

Meanwhile DISD schools are overcrowded

[MonkeyDoughnut 10803]

2 minutes ago, DDD Dad said:

Meanwhile DISD schools are overcrowded

Same, Fort Bend we've got some at 20% and some at 120%....

[Vegas64 713]

On 12/12/2024 at 9:01 PM, Pancho said:

In no way should Lewisville ISD be closing 5 elementary schools. 

 

 

On 12/13/2024 at 10:53 AM, MonkeyDoughnut said:

Why do you say that? Looking looks like enrollment down, schools below 40% capacity. Student/teacher ration of like 13/1, little land in district for new homes ? 

From the dallas morning news:

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The harsh reality is that North Texas school districts need to adapt to lower enrollments, a trend that is here to stay. Lewisville ISD projects enrollment to settle at about 45,000 students over the next decade, down from a peak of 53,000, this newspaper reported.

 

[DDD Dad 14641]

1 hour ago, Vegas64 said:

 

From the dallas morning news:

 

They could probably adapt better if a certain wheelchair bound governor wasn't holding the entire public school system hostage with needed budget funds while he tries for (a third time?) to ram through public funding of private schools.

[Vegas64 713]

6 hours ago, DDD Dad said:

They could probably adapt better if a certain wheelchair bound governor wasn't holding the entire public school system hostage with needed budget funds while he tries for (a third time?) to ram through public funding of private schools.

I agree wholeheartedly. But that said, if falling birthcounts and populations are truly impacting enrollments (and project to be in the near future), why not rationalize some of the schools and pool resources, teachers, and students together to optimize or "load balance" if you will? That is what it sounds like is happening in Lewisville which would make sense as it is not a destination for young families or folks looking to raise families for the most part.