students

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District officials attributed the need for cuts to steadily declining enrollment: The nation’s second-largest school system, with about 390,000 students, is about half as large as in the early 2000s.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

They include most overseas students being restricted from bringing family members to the UK and care workers being restricted from bringing dependents with them.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

The district is located in rural eastern Kentucky and had roughly 1,700 students enrolled in the 2024-25 school year, according to the National Center for Education Statistics.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

Next to them, Colbert plied his art slyly, even mildly, but regularly and in ways the nerdiest students of comedy could appreciate.

From Salon • May 21, 2026

The students had to write a poem—no big deal.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith