School closures follow the children who left. There is no secret plot.

Falling enrollment tracks birth rates and exodus, not bad faith - the only fix is more Puerto Rican children born and staying here.

Valeria Soto Marrero

Columnist, La Isla Que Viene

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Everyone is arguing about the 83 schools proposed for closure by 2026. No one is pointing out the numbers follow exactly the children who already left. ^[5]