ADThis is the 11th straight year of public school enrollment growth in the nation’s capital. And the D.C. Public Charter School Board, which is charged with overseeing the sector, said National Collegiate Preparatory Public Charter High must close at the end of the 2019-2020 academic year because of lackluster academic performance. ADEnrollment could improve for charter schools next year: The charter board approved five new schools for the 2020-2021 academic year. ADBy 1995, enrollment had plummeted to about 80,000 students when Congress passed the D.C. School Reform Act, paving the way for charter schools to open. A recent growth in elementary school enrollment is translating to higher middle school enrollment as children age.

Source: Washington Post October 22, 2019 18:37 UTC