Posted on 08/05/2025 5:45:07 PM PDT by DoodleBob
School districts struggling with enrollment loss are hiring consultants to recruit students, as parents are choosing alternatives to public schools — including homeschooling and private schools ..
The New York Times reported Tuesday that schools in "Orlando, Newark, Memphis and dozens of other cities and towns have hired consultants who aggressively woo parents to convince them to enroll their children in local public schools."
"Brian J. Stephens has built a business around this new reality. Mr. Stephens, a political consultant based in Memphis, runs Caissa K12, a consulting firm for public school districts with the tag line ‘We recruit students,'" the report added.
Public schools lose financial support when students choose alternative education options because per-pupil enrollment figures often determine state and federal funding. According to the Times, some districts are considering consolidating and rezoning schools. Orange County, Florida, which has projected a 25 percent drop in district kindergarten enrollment this fall...
The firm amassed over 100 district clients, the Times reported. The authors cited federal data showing that two-thirds of traditional public schools lost enrollment between 2019-2023.
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"Caroline Christian, a 25-year-old with a degree in marketing, set up a table at a Boys and Girls Club after-school program. Destiny Arnold, a former police officer, looked for garden apartments with children’s bikes parked out front. The team also visited a homeless shelter and a church preschool," the Times reported.
“…They also asked parents for their phone numbers. Caissa staff members, who can earn performance bonuses, might contact a parent 10, 20, even 30 times to prompt them to complete school-enrollment paperwork."
There has been an uptick in parents choosing to homeschool their children since the coronavirus pandemic, indicating a growing trend of parents overlooking public schools. While microschools are not a new concept, they operate similarly to homeschooling.
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What next, press gangs?
There’s also deportation reducing student enrollment.
“parents are choosing alternatives to public schools...”
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Gee, I wonder why???
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Breaking: Texas House Authorizes Arrest of Rogue Democrats - It’s Happening
Western Journal.com ^ | 8/4/2025 | Randy DeSoto
Posted on 8/4/2025, 8:00:16 PM by Beave Meister
The Texas House of Representatives passed a resolution Monday afternoon calling for the arrest of dozens of Democratic lawmakers who fled the state to prevent a congressional redistricting vote from going forward.
At least 100 of the 150 members of the Texas House must be present for a quorum so business can be conducted.
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Ping
In the fall when ICE scares away children of illegal aliens from public schools, and funding gets worse, the left will have to make a choice:
-remain a puppet of the NEA and teachers unions and give up on illegal aliens and their kids, or
-abandon support for public schools and unions, and demand the repeal of homeschooling registration laws.
Indeed, see my post below on the likely zero-sum choice faced by the left in the fall.
Indeed, see my post ABOVE
https://freerepublic.com/focus/news/4332920/posts?page=6#6
Good. The indoctination centers they can shut down, the better for everyone.
Public schools. The only place the blue haired harpies and tranny betas can get jobs.
This ping list is for the other articles of interest to homeschoolers about education and public school. This can occasionally be a fairly high volume list. Articles pinged to the Another Reason to Homeschool List will be given the keyword of ARTH. (If I remember. If I forget, please feel free to add it yourself)
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Of interest just for homeschoolers to be aware.
Yes. Just the very cities I'd want to move to so my kids could be in public screwl.
/snort
Spending public dollars to ensure employment for insiders.
This is corruption of purpose.
I’ve heard that in many schools, the funding is based on attendance. Not on the number of students enrolled, or the number of students projected, but the actual number of students who actually attend.
So if attendance drops, the money for the schools drops. In the worst case, there would be teacher layoffs.Because you don’t need as many teachers for fewer students.
[What next, press gangs?]
Discovery tours...
A timeshare presentation, also known as a discovery tour, is a sales pitch that introduces potential buyers to timeshare ownership. Presentations are typically one-on-one with a representative and last 1–2 hours. Incentives to attend vary by club and property, and can include:
Free accommodations: Discounted stays at the property or theme park transportation
Show tickets: Admission to a show or theme park
Bonus points: Points towards the club’s hotel award program
Cash back: Some offers require attending the entire presentation
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They are paying people to convince to go to FREE schools. How pathetic is that.
A press gang is more honest.
“They are paying people to convince to go to FREE schools. How pathetic is that.”
Were it free, you would be getting what you’re paying for, but it’s not free. Parents are voting against the woke agenda with their feet and do not want those people with that agenda anywhere near their children.
I wouldn’t let any of my kids go to PUBLIC school unless they would be allowed to concealed carry.
Maybe use the money being blown on consultants to lie to parents to sue colleges and universities for turning out incompetent leftist extremist “teachers”.
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