After SPIN! Video: How will a decline in the birth rate effect public education?

Published May 7, 2015

After SPIN! - "Question to John Hood – One of the facts of life in our state has been an increasing number of school-aged children each year but The Fordham Institute recently released a study showing birth rates have declined 9 percent since 2007. North Carolina is experiencing a similar decline in k-12 students, especially in rural counties. How is this going to reverberate through public education in our state?"