/tags/school-enrollment school enrollment en-US SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± Mon, 11 May 2026 23:04:29 GMT /education/2026-05-11/broward-school-board-job-cuts-board The proposed cuts are estimated to save about $54 million. Superintendent Howard Hepburn and some school board members have often spoken about the need downsize district staff to make it proportional to shrinking student enrollment. Mon, 11 May 2026 23:04:29 GMT /education/2026-05-11/broward-school-board-job-cuts-board Natalie La Roche Pietri /education/2026-04-08/rural-school-districts-financial-woes-a-canary-in-a-coal-mine The Florida Department of Education appointed a financial board to both Union and Glades counties' school districts to help with "operations, management and finances and to make recommendations for financial recovery." Wed, 08 Apr 2026 14:34:26 GMT /education/2026-04-08/rural-school-districts-financial-woes-a-canary-in-a-coal-mine Ana Goñi-Lessan | News Service of Florida /education/2026-01-22/broward-school-closures-boundary-changes-redefining Facing a budget hole of $94 million in the district due to having 10,000 fewer students than it did last year, the changes are estimated to result in saving up to $12 million for the sixth largest school district in the country. Thu, 22 Jan 2026 14:51:09 GMT /education/2026-01-22/broward-school-closures-boundary-changes-redefining Natalie La Roche Pietri /education/2025-12-16/charter-schools-floirda-student-share The data that can be shared with publicly-funded, privately-run charter schools can include academic histories, disability status and disciplinary records. Beyond the charter operator, the information may also land in the hands of third-party vendors, according to speakers at a recent virtual conference. Tue, 16 Dec 2025 21:49:56 GMT /education/2025-12-16/charter-schools-floirda-student-share Natalie La Roche Pietri /education/2025-12-15/broward-schools-closures-redefining-our-schools Broward has 10,000 fewer students than it did last year, digging a budget hole of $94 million in the district. In five years, Broward County Public Schools is looking at a projected loss of over 25,000 students, according to district data. Mon, 15 Dec 2025 14:35:06 GMT /education/2025-12-15/broward-schools-closures-redefining-our-schools Natalie La Roche Pietri /education/2025-12-08/broward-school-district-closures-enrollment Amidst the throes of plummeting enrollment that come at a multi-million dollar financial loss, the Broward County school board analyzed a dozen proposals for multiple schools — with the superintendent set to make his recommendations regarding their future later this week. Mon, 08 Dec 2025 23:11:24 GMT /education/2025-12-08/broward-school-district-closures-enrollment Natalie La Roche Pietri /immigration/2025-11-12/we-couldnt-take-it-anymore-fear-of-immigration-arrests-near-schools-in-florida-reducing-enrollment-officials-say Education leaders watching how immigration policies affect schools expect classrooms to get emptier every year, but this year, they were caught off guard by falling enrollment rates in some of Florida’s largest districts. Wed, 12 Nov 2025 21:46:00 GMT /immigration/2025-11-12/we-couldnt-take-it-anymore-fear-of-immigration-arrests-near-schools-in-florida-reducing-enrollment-officials-say Bea Anhuci | Fresh Take Florida /education/2025-08-27/miami-dade-public-schools-enrollment The dwindling enrollment in Miami-Dade County Public Schools is not because of competition posed by charter and private schools, the district superintendent said, but a waning of new students coming to the Miami area — including from fewer immigrants coming to the U.S. Wed, 27 Aug 2025 19:20:50 GMT /education/2025-08-27/miami-dade-public-schools-enrollment Natalie La Roche Pietri /education/2025-08-27/broward-schools-low-enrollment-closures-plan The Broward school board has outlined 16 elementary schools, 15 middle schools and three high schools as it considers the second phase of a long-term plan to mitigate the district’s chronic under-enrollment problem through closing, repurposing and consolidating schools. The first phase led to the contentious closure of a school in Lauderhill earlier this year. Wed, 27 Aug 2025 13:09:17 GMT /education/2025-08-27/broward-schools-low-enrollment-closures-plan Natalie La Roche Pietri, Carlton Gillespie /education/2025-08-05/public-schools-sell-students-private-school-vouchers A decline in the number of babies being born and a boom in private school vouchers and homeschooling have combined to create an enrollment crisis for public education. The threat is so great that some school districts are trying something that would have once seemed unthinkable. Tue, 05 Aug 2025 16:30:00 GMT /education/2025-08-05/public-schools-sell-students-private-school-vouchers Dana Goldstein | The New York Times