The SF Examiner has two articles in today's edition that should be on the same page. On page 3, it notes that the City had a net loss of 5,000 kids between the 2000 and 2010 Census. "The number of kids in the City has plunged more than 40 percent over the last 50 years." Then on page 5 another article is titled "Peninsula schools cope with tide of students." It notes the San Carlos superintendent's view that
“Every time a house becomes available, it seems to get filled by people with strollers,” Baker said. “On the one hand, it’s a good thing because people want to come to our schools, but on the other hand, we would like to get a rest for a few years.”
And Burlingame Elementary School District is in line with the trend growing from 2,343 to 2,771 year over year (up 18 percent). Good planning is helping here with new buildings having come into service this year. The BESD strategic plan is ready to be updated since it was done in June 2007 with a five year view.


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