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Hey Desdemona,
I reel for you when you write that this is an inactive forum. It seems like the sunbelt states, where people are constantly moving to and from, are the most active places for the forums. The fact that the WI forum is slow is a sign that it is a stable area with no large year to year swings in population. Take that as a good sign!
Regarding the schools, well, people here love to protest. Really, very few schools might close. I think it is more a consolidation of 2 schools, and you have a very vocal community here. Many people put spin on it and imagine things are much worse than they are. I suppose it is a big deal to a select few, but not to most. These schools are in areas that have long been university student housing areas (few school age kids), single couples, families with few children and an overall "past childe bearing age" population. The schools didn't close sooner because funding used to be plentiful. Now that the costs are going up, the district has to trim the fat somewhere.
Schools in the rest of the district vary widely. Some are bursting at the seems (Leopold), while others are growing on the outskirts, as in any city. Many are also stable population wise.
If you have any specific questions, post again, I will look for your questions to help you out.
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