Low funding and low enrollment. Some schools are considering closing

Low funding and low enrollment. Some schools are considering closing. School districts on Honshu Island are considering closing some schools to make up for declining enrollment and state government cuts in K-12 funding...

Low funding and low enrollment. Some schools are considering closing. School districts across the state are considering closing some schools to make up for declining enrollment and state government cuts of more than $185 million in K-12 funding. The Tempe Elementary School District prepares for Meyer and Bustoz elementary schools to close along with McKemy Middle School. The Tempe School District, which has 2,600 students, has seen a $3.6 million budget drop this fiscal year and has seen $11 million in cuts over the past five years. Tempe's move is not an isolated case; its neighbor Phoenix has made the same decision. Phoenix is ​​also preparing to close Sierra Vista and Brooks Academy in the Roosevelt School District and Lela Alston and Carl T. Smith schools in the Isaac School District. Experts point out that the economic recession and the implementation of SB1070 have intensified the outflow of Hispanics, resulting in serious insufficient enrollment in some schools and even campuses. The current closure is necessary. If the population increases and the economy improves, the school district will consider reopening these schools. The Tempe school district voted last Wednesday. The Isaac School District is also voting this week, while the Roosevelt School District will decide in June.