Takeaways from our report on school closures in the US

A new analysis found that 1,156 U.S. schools closed during the last academic year, the highest total since the pandemic. The pace of closures remains slower than the decline in student enrollment, suggesting districts may face further difficult budget decisions. The reporting by the Associated Press, The Hechinger Report and Stanford University’s Big Local News points to falling birth rates and reduced education funding as pressures behind campus shutdowns.