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“We don’t know what will happen with enrollment — all of us who have to plan for classroom space certainly wish we did,” he said. “If you look at the last 20 years, it seems that our enrollment is impervious to some factors. Whether the economy is good or bad, enrollment continues to increase. “If you look at school districts across the country, there seems to be a growing premium on quality education. “Families are more willing to make sacrifices in order to move their students to quality schools. We look at the future, and we believe our growth is going to continue.”
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‘If you look at the last 20 years, it seems that our enrollment is impervious to some factors. Whether the economy is good or bad, enrollment continues to increase.’ — Kevin Skelly, superintendent, Palo Alto Unified School District School board member Mitchell notes that the “squeaky wheels” on the roller coaster aren’t making any noise because they are families who haven’t even moved to Palo Alto yet. “It’s up to the rest of us who care about how our schools have been — either for altruistic purposes, sentimental purposes, or property-value purposes — to figure this out,” she said. N Staff Writer Chris Kenrick can be e-mailed at ckenrick@paweekly.com.
October 30 at the Palo Alto Baylands Event Details: 10:20 am 10k Run 10:25 am 5k Walk/Run
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