From article
The school board in Jefferson County, Colo., outside Denver, voted in November to close 16 schools. St. Paul, Minn., last summer closed five schools. The Oakland, Calif., school board last February voted to close seven schools after years of declining enrollment and financial strife.
Declining birthrates, a rise in home schooling and growing competition from private and charter schools are contributing to the decline in traditional public school enrollment, according to school officials.
Districts in cities including Denver and Indianapolis have developed plans to shut down underused schools, and superintendents say more closures are inevitable unless enrollment drops are reversed.
Sounds like a good way to punish the government for subpar performance
School choice would be another step in sticking it to the board of education. If parents could choose which schools they send their kids to, the underperforming schools would have to step it up and clean up their act to make it appealing to draw parents back in. When you force children to attend specific schools, there's no need for accountability.
Now, the declining birthrates connection seems a bit of a stretch, but on its own it is most certain a significant issue that society faces.