The deal rushed through by the SCTA and SEIU is entirely within the framework of “fiscal responsibility,” i.e., austerity, demanded by district administrators and the Democratic Party.
Golden Valley Unified School District had 166 seventh grade students during 2018-2019 school year, according to the California Department of Education. Los Angeles Unified School District had the highest number of seventh grade students enrolled in California with 45,896.
According to numbers provided by the National Center for Education Services, California is expected to see a decrease of three percent in public elementary and secondary school enrollment from 2017-2029. The state expected to see the largest drop in enrollment is New Mexico with a projected 12 percent decrease, while Washington D.C. is projected to see a 14 percent increase over the same time period.