Re-envision schools as enrollment dips
A Newsday guest essay by Ian Wilder
While much of the recent discussion over how to fund our schools has focused on districts where enrollment is declining, some districts are being overburdened by increased enrollment. We should be discussing how to shift resources from underburdened districts to overburdened ones, to better serve students Islandwide…
To start, if a district decides to sell an underused building, the state should claw back a percentage of state funds used over the years to acquire, build, and maintain the building. That money should be put in a regional fund to help overburdened schools.
Full essay at Newsday: here
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