Enrollment Dropping at Florida Schools (Alachua: home, rent, salary)

[jdaryl2002]

Newly released data shows fewer families with children are moving to Florida and more families with kids are actually leaving the state. Fewer families with school aged children are coming to Florida.

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http://www.wctv.tv/home/headlines/7581867.html

[hiknapster]

Amy Baker with Florida Economic and Demographic Research said, “We don’t have proof yet as to why," says Amy Baker with Florida Economic and Demographic Research.


Someone needs to fire that woman, if she hasn't figured out the obvious, yet.

[Jammie]

Originally Posted by hiknapster

Amy Baker with Florida Economic and Demographic Research said, “We don’t have proof yet as to why," says Amy Baker with Florida Economic and Demographic Research.


Someone needs to fire that woman, if she hasn't figured out the obvious, yet.

Hiknapster, that's funny! But you know, she has probably got a VERY good salary with VERY good benefits so she probably thinks that's the way it is for everyone.

[riveree]

There are so many factors that could play into this, it doesn't sound alarming to me.

The report itself touched on it by saying that some people are waiting until later in life to have kids. Some people are choosing to have no kids at all.

[BlueWillowPlate]

Here's what I read:

"It's not that we lost students. We just didn't get as many as we expected," said Department of Education spokeswoman Cheryl Etters. "What we don't know is why this is happening.

"What is interesting is that the phenomenon isn't happening everywhere," DuBard said, noting some districts like Alachua County are exceeding new student projections.

"There may be no one, single answer," DuBard said. "This may be the result of several factors, but we do expect that this will not continue for more than another year or so."
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I am sure it is a combination of reasons.

[DeLaSalle]

Originally Posted by jdaryl2002

Newly released data shows fewer families with children are moving to Florida and more families with kids are actually leaving the state. Fewer families with school aged children are coming to Florida.

read Story
http://www.wctv.tv/home/headlines/7581867.html

Thank GOD,...
It's about time!

Those People are a total drain on a State's finances...

[inftmyers]

I wish they would have given numbers broken down by county. I wonder if some aeas got hit harder than others.

[Jammie]

Forecasters thought 48,000 new children would enroll in Florida schools last September. With all the kids that have left since fall, this is expected to be the first year there are fewer kids in school now than there were a year ago. //Unquote

Yea, it would be nice if they'd have a map or a chart, but it does appear that it isn't talking about just having less growth then expected. It actually says there are fewer students enrolled now.

[Lisa_from_Debary]

I wonder if they also know how many children have been pulled from the public school system and sent to private or home schooled because the parents have found the public school system wanting...?

I geuss I will have to research that one, I wonder how it compares to the other states.

[dreamofmonterey]

Originally Posted by Jammie

Forecasters thought 48,000 new children would enroll in Florida schools last September. With all the kids that have left since fall, this is expected to be the first year there are fewer kids in school now than there were a year ago. //Unquote

Yea, it would be nice if they'd have a map or a chart, but it does appear that it isn't talking about just having less growth then expected. It actually says there are fewer students enrolled now.

Right- so they are moving out. Someone else had posted Allied Van lines statistics on here...Can't remember which thread.