WHAT WE’RE READING
Capital Village, a purposefully small D.C. charter school, will close at the end of this school year. For decades, charter schools developed and grew across the city, with enrollment more than doubling over the past 20 years. Today, enrollment is flat and may soon fall as birthrates decline. Jonathan Edwards reports on how this demographic shift—fewer students, less funding—is coming for small schools first. —The Washington Post
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Despite some of the highest salaries in the country, EdWeek’s annual survey found that morale is lowest among teachers in the Northeast. Sarah Sparks looks into stressors like high housing costs, certification requirements, and highly educated parents. Why aren’t the region’s strong teachers unions doing more to improve morale? —Education Week
Editor's note: This was first published on Mike Petrilli's Substack, SCHOOLED, a twice-weekly free Substack and email newsletter restarting the education-reform conversation.
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