K-12 IMPLOSION UPDATE: What led to Utah’s K-12 enrollment dropping for the first time in 20 years. “The biggest factor that contributed to the decline was parents pulling their kids out to do home schooling this fall. . . . A change like this, even if it is temporary, has huge ramifications.”

It probably isn’t temporary. People are realizing that public schools aren’t essential services and teachers aren’t essential workers.

All is proceeding as I have foreseen — with a boost from the pandemic.