The Forces Underlying the Public School Enrollment Drop

Autor/in	Cohen, Abbie
Titel	The Forces Underlying the Public School Enrollment Drop
Quelle	In: Phi Delta Kappan, 104 (2023) 5, S.30-37 (8 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0031-7217
DOI	10.1177/00317217231156227
Schlagwörter	Public Schools; Enrollment; Social Mobility; Trust (Psychology); School Choice; Urban Schools; Equal Education; Educational Vouchers; Charter Schools; Home Schooling; Community Organizations; Educational Finance; Police; Police School Relationship; Disadvantaged; Social Class; Change; Educational Policy; Elementary Secondary Education + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Public school; Öffentliche Schule; Einschulung; Soziale Mobilität; Choice of school; Schulwahl; Urban area; Urban areas; School; Schools; Stadtregion; Stadt; Schule; Educational voucher; Bildungsgutschein; Charter school; Charter-Schule; Homeschooling; Home instruction; ; Hausunterricht; Heimschule; Bildungsfonds; Social classes; Soziale Klasse; Wandel; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik
Abstract	Recent headlines describing the national drop in public school enrollment suggest that this is a shocking crisis brought on or worsened by the pandemic. However, Abbie Cohen argues that the current enrollment decline should not be a surprise. The underlying causes have festered for decades. Among these causes is the tension between the different purposes of public schools. Those who see schools primarily as a means of social mobility have promoted a variety of school choice initiatives. These efforts have pulled resources out of traditional public schools, making it more difficult to reduce inequality and prepare all young people for participation in a democratic society. The shortcomings of public schools, particularly in urban communities, have fed a growing mistrust of schools, which leads more families to seek other options. These trends put at risk public schools' ability to serve the public good. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01