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Education
Why North Texas school districts are closing schools - and who could be next
NORTH TEXAS — Bob Templeton is a bit of a fortune teller.As a demographer at Zonda Education working for local school districts, it's his job to predict how many students they can expect each year.And, lately?"This is bad news. This is difficult news," he said.Texas may be booming, but that doesn't spare its schools from what's happening nationwide."Even the fastest-growing states in the country are seeing enrollment decline," he said.In North Texas, you can see that decrease in both our urban core and outlying rural areas."Dallas ISD, Fort Worth ISD, those districts are seeing significant decline," said Templeton.Other large districts, like...
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