As New Orleans officials warn that some schools with shrinking enrollment will have to close, parents are increasingly worried that their children’s school could be next.
More than 60% of New Orleans public school parents said they are concerned their child’s school could be shuttered due to low enrollment, according to a survey last month of about 1,000 parents with children in local schools. More than 40% of respondents said they are worried their child’s school could close because of poor academic performance.
Meanwhile, parents are slightly more optimistic about the direction of public education in New Orleans than they were last year. About 20% of parents said it was getting worse, down from 34% last year, while roughly a quarter of respondents said public education was getting better and about half said it was staying the same…