Families with young children leave New York City as school enrollment falls below 900,000

New York City's public school system has lost more than 100,000 students in a decade as families with young children leave at twice the rate of other households, driven by childcare and housing costs. Comptroller Mark Levine warns the decline is 'not sustainable' and expects another 150,000 fewer students over the next decade.

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