“the charter school down the street has to do a lottery and test system because so many want to send their child there.”
Great post! This identical story is playing out all over the country. Small charter schools focusing on traditional or classical learning, no expensive sports, etc., are doing great and are luring the smart students away from the mainstream public schools in droves.
There is still the problem of the enrollment cliff and birthrates that the article discusses. It is indeed compounded though by other issues, including the one you describe.
Yep - schools that focus on traditional methods and academic success are thriving, even in Colorado. Colorado has the 2d highest per capita # of charter students in the U.S.
For a shining example of this, check out Merit Academy in the little town of Woodland Park in rural Teller County. ~267 students in 2021 for year one, will be ~700 next year.
Of course the local school board, educrats, and libtards loathe it...:)