Alexa Jurado
@alexajurado.bsky.social
Reporting on education in South Carolina for The State. Midwest ex and Marquette University alum. Former Poynter fellow. Words in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, the Daily Herald and more.
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Some really great reporting here by @alexajurado.bsky.social about how the Richland 1 school district has a lot of schools that are nowhere near filled to capacity with students, which raises some complex questions she explores very thoughtfully.
Declining enrollment, a strained budget. Does Richland 1 have too many schools?
While public school enrollment across South Carolina defied national trends and increased by nearly 50,000 students over 10 years, the Columbia school district is shrinking.
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June 13, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Some really great reporting here by @alexajurado.bsky.social about how the Richland 1 school district has a lot of schools that are nowhere near filled to capacity with students, which raises some complex questions she explores very thoughtfully.