Gee, I wonder why people don't want to raise their kids in cities?
"I still don't trust the School Board," ...
What's the rest of this story? Is this due to lower birthrate? Private schools? People moving? What is this due to? I thought in the last 15 years Seattle population soared...what's the real deal?
Home schooling is taking over.
The deal is, property taxes pay for public schools. Home schoolers still pay those property taxes, which should mean more money for smaller public schools. They should be financially solvent.
Home schooler's don't get public school education funds in most states.
How interesting! Portland, Oregon is in exactly the same situation. Portland is not a family-friendly city anymore. They have achieved their dream of making it a 20-something, slacker and gay boy paradise. Families have logically chosen to move to one of the excellent suburban school districts surrounding, and now the latte-drinking libs left in the city are having to close, close, and close more schools. Ah, there is sweet justice after all.
Seattle - the city with more dogs than children. That is its reward for being insipidly liberal.