School counts suffer as families flee area

School counts suffer as families flee area
"School districts already dealing with declining birth rates are suffering another 'worrisome' hit this year -- drops in enrollment as students' families seek jobs elsewhere.
School officials counted their students Wednesday -- counts that will be used to determine how much per-pupil state aid districts will receive. In Muskegon County, enrollment fell by 485 students, a 1.6 percent drop."

It's ALL about money, not kids.
Nor parents.
Nor taxpayers.
No gleeful "class sizes smaller, better!"
No giddy "Smaller classes mean less need for taxpayer dollars for teachers!"
No hopeful "Parents to see lower taxes and kids closer attention from teachers!"
Nope.
It's ALL about the money...... and that says everything about education and its willing cheerleaders in The Chronicle.