Related by context. Frequent words. (Click for all words.) 85 declining enrollment 60 budget shortfalls 58 enrollments 55 budget shortfall 54 enrollment 52 parochial schools 50 tuition hikes 49 dropout rate 48 schools 48 unfunded mandates 47 cutbacks 47 shortfalls 46 budgetary constraints 46 dropout rates 46 underfunding 46 elementary schools 46 portable classrooms 46 busing 46 layoffs 45 tuition 45 districts 44 changing demographics 44 NCLB 44 shortfall 44 modular classrooms 44 superintendents 44 Medicaid reimbursements 43 campuses 43 budgets 43 English Language Learners 42 elementaries 42 academic rigor 42 proration 42 tenured teachers 42 districtwide 42 budgetary 42 tuitions 42 MnSCU 42 declining 42 belt tightening 42 economic downturn 42 funding 41 colleges 41 budget deficits 41 shrinking 41 dwindling 41 school 41 Public Schools 41 budget 41 wage freezes 41 Schools 41 overcrowding 41 elementary 40 AYP 40 curricular 40 overcapacity 40 salary freezes 40 administrators 40 biennium 40 Schools Superintendent 40 pre kindergarten 40 Medicaid reimbursement 40 unfunded pension 40 hiring freezes 40 assessed valuation 39 PUSD 39 unfunded liability 39 ridership 39 School 39 parishes 39 paraprofessionals 39 prekindergarten 39 inequitable 39 furloughs 39 equalization 39 Interim Superintendent 39 skyrocketing 39 staffing shortages 39 teachers 39 electives 39 Pell Grant 39 furloughing 38 remedial classes 38 unfunded liabilities 38 School Boards 38 guidance counselors 38 hiring freeze 38 elective courses 38 academic achievement 38 adequate yearly 38 BESE 38 parental involvement 38 No Child Left 38 endowments 38 assistant superintendent 38 unpaid furlough days 38 uncompensated care 38 universities 37 Adequate Yearly Progress 37 ELL 37 relieve overcrowding