Ashley Anderson: Salt Lake City schools aren´t planning for big demographic shifts
(WorldNews Sport)

While Utah anticipates population growth, Salt Lake City´s urban school district faces a significant decrease in school-aged children. Based on Davis Demographics´ 2018 report, elementary school enrollment in the Salt Lake City School District will decrease by more than 2,000 students in the next 10 years. Secondary schools face reductions over 20%. This loss will necessitate multiple school closures, yet the district has not presented a public plan, opting instead to tinker with an existing boundary review policy. Without a comprehensive assessment of all school boundaries and transparent implementation of expedient closures, the district makes this process more painful for...