Cardinal Conversation: Virginia's declining school enrollment

RADIO IQ | By Fred Echols

Published January 22, 2024 at 4:14 AM EST

Public school enrollment in Virginia is expected to decline by 2.9% over the next five years. The main factor in the decrease is something the government may not be able to change.

Fred Echols spoke with Dwayne Yancey from Cardinal News who's been looking at the data.

Cardinal News is a non-profit, independent, online news organization covering Southwest and Southside Virginia.