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[Date] 1 week 5 days ago [Title] Good rant bro [Body] 
Good rant but as someone who lives in the district and has grade school aged kids, it's simple math. The number of grade school students nationwide is actually on a downward trend but it's particularly pronounced in Michigan because so many families left to find jobs elsewhere during the recession. This fact has actually been reflected in statements the University has been putting out in reference to future admissions and the likelihood that we'll be admitting a higher percentage of out of state students because "the number of qualified students in Michigan is decreasing". Farmington district already has 2500 fewer students than in 2008 and other local districts have been closing schools too. Royal Oak merged its two high schools and closed almost all its middle schools about six years ago, Bloomfield Hills merged its two high schools and closed some elementary schools. West Bloomfield closed a bunch of elementary and middle schools. Pontiac merged its two high schools and now Southfield is. It's a simple matter of numbers. It sucks but we just don't need as many schools any more.
James Burrill Angell | mgoblog