Alec MacGillis highlights that the decline in public school enrollment is directly linked to the pandemic's chaotic school closures, which led families to seek alternatives.
MacGillis observed in Rochester, NY, that many families turned to private schooling and homeschooling as a response to perceived inadequacies in public school instruction during remote learning.
The extended closure of schools resulted in significant unsocialized behavior among returning students, leading families to choose private or homeschooling options for their children.
According to MacGillis, the reduction of about a million students from public schools since the pandemic underscores a crisis in the American public education system.
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