Disappearing Students Syndrome (DSS): A phrase created by me to describe a phenomenon taking place across the United States, affecting both privately and publicly funded schools, from Kindergarten all the way through University levels.
Incomplete list of publicly announced education layoffs & school shutdowns from October to December 2015:
Prestigious France based Le Cordon Bleu shutting down all 16 schools in the United States! In the past decade graduates have been accusing the 115 years old cooking school of ripping them off, saying school recruiters lied about how much a cook can be paid after graduating. The U.S. Department of Education agrees and is ending federal student loan funding for Julia Child’s alma mater.
California: In Santa Rosa, after 23 years the privately run animal shelter and children’s summer camp McDonald Ranch shutting down because evil A-hole city administrators revoked their license to operate. The owners are looking for homes for everything from guinea pigs to horses. They’re now forced to sell the property. In San Diego, Bridgepoint Education laid off six people. Failing to prove its graduated students can find good paying jobs France based Le Cordon Bleu shutting down its Pasadena cooking school in February, 126 jobs lost!
Florida: Dade Medical College shutdown all its campuses without warning, thousands of students and hundreds of employees out in the cold! Basically school administrators realized they are flat broke (for numerous reasons)! In Port Saint Louis, Teacher’s Pet and More education supply store shutting down due to nobody wanting to take over the 30+ years old business.
Idaho: The evil and corrupt School District 25 (aka Pocatello/Chubbuck school district) fired a food service worker for giving a starving child a free lunch valued at a measly one dollar and 70 cents! On top of that the A-hole District 25 administrators sent the good samaritan (now former) employee a letter stating they consider her act of charity “theft”! 
The former food service employee told new sources she offered to pay for the meal herself but that offer was rejected by her supervisor: “…what are you supposed to do when the kids tell you they are hungry and they don’t have any money?”-Dalene Bowden, hero District 25 food service worker fired for trying to feed starving children
The rip off artist known as Your Health Idaho ObamaCare enforcer is being cut loose from federal funding. For 2016 Your Health Idaho is expected to fund itself, which guarantees rates will go up. And for more proof Idaho lawmakers’ version of ObamaCare is evil: “Students and their families are also facing steep increases in prices for policies offered on the state exchange, with average prices for a minimal coverage ‘bronze’ plan exceeding $200 per month.”-from staff report recently presented to Idaho Board of Education
The U.S. Department of Education says Idaho’s High School graduation rate is 41st out of the 50 states and Washington DC! College of Southern Idaho revealed that 30% of its student body are still in High School! The imbecilic Idaho Board of Education realizes that it’s a sign of a ‘significant’ change in college student body demographics (you think?). What this really shows is a mass exodus of traditional college age students from Idaho! According to the Idaho Department of Education more than 60 school districts saw decreasing enrollment, even though the overall statewide enrollment levels were up from last year. For unknown reasons School District 2 (West Ada) is seeing the lion’s share of enrollment increase, far outpacing the next four districts with the top enrollment. School District 151 is now suddenly short $15-million USD after convincing taxpayers to issue new bonds! District administrators blame an architect from the School District 25 area for grossly under-budgeting new construction projects! That architect admitted as much adding that “I feel sick.” 
Test score rankings of home educated Idahoans versus traditional schools (yeah, the ones in blue are the homeschooled results). Homeschooling is one reason why taxpayer funded public schools are losing students. According to Idaho Coalition of Home Educators there’s an estimated 7-thousand kids being educated at home, in a state with a total official population of 1.5-million. The reason the number of homeschool kids is an ‘estimate’ is that The Gem State does not have any laws regarding the tracking or even state testing of home educated kids. In related news (and something I wish happened when my kids were attending School District 25), a local judge has ruled that West Ada School Board violated the state Constitution by charging fees. In fact the ruling reveals just about all Idaho public schools are violating the state Constitution: “So we’re hoping that moms and dads will ask these questions about ‘Why are you charging fees when they’re unconstitutional?’”-Russell Joki, West Ada School Board member who actually agrees with the court ruling
Illinois: Black Hawk College warned it must eliminate jobs to cover a $1.5-million shortfall. Rock Valley College eliminating 30 jobs due to the failed state ‘lawmakers’ failing to come up with a budget. Richland Community College laying off staff and refusing to pay MAP grants to students, blaming the failed state ‘lawmakers’ for failing to come up with a budget! In Obama’s homie-town three charter schools being shutdown; Lighthouse Academy, Amandla High school and Betty Shabazz-Barbara A. Sizemore Academy. Apparently they’ve failed to meet performance standards. Since October the Illinois State Museum has been closed due to the Failed State ‘lawmakers’ failing to come up with a budget. Now local news reports say two thirds of the staff have been forced to retire early, or quit!
Indiana: In Terre Haute, God refuses to stop the shutdown of ‘his’ John Paul II Catholic High School. The school was opened in 2000 but cannot generate enough cash to continue operating. (so money is the true god?)
Iowa: In West Des Moines, Kingdom Kids Academy shutdown. News reports say administrators refuse to say why, but employees say new management suddenly backed out and quit. Bridgepoint Education-Ashford University moving ahead with shutting down its Clinton campus in 2016, at least 50 jobs lost. In 2011 the university had 959 full time students, in 2015 full time enrollment dropped to 418!
Kentucky: In Louisville, after 35 years the Parent-Teacher Store & Toys Too shutting down in 2016, blaming crashing sales and skyrocketing operating costs.
Massachusetts: In Ware, God refuses to stop the shutdown of ‘his’ Saint Mary’s School after 91 years (surviving The Great Depression and numerous recessions) of education. It’s blamed on what I call The Rapture, I mean what I call Disappearing Students Syndrome (they’re down to just 32 students).
Michigan: Kent City Community Schools shutdown their elementary school, blaming water service problems. Detroit Public Schools selling off 16 schools and eliminating bilingual jobs! News reports indicate that the elimination of bilingual personnel could lead to students being taken out of school, which will further reduce funding for the dip-noodle school district. East Jackson School District announced they must layoff six teachers due to unexpectedly low student enrollment.
Minnesota: In Austin, Riverland Community College joins the new trend of eliminating nursing programs and laid off six nursing instructors and halted the enrollment of new nursing students! Administrators blame ObamaCare saying “We’re making changes in the curriculum so that our program is more reflective of the health industry today.”
Missouri: God refuses to stop ‘his’ Evangel University from using attrition to eliminate 44 jobs by next school year. 33 faculty and staff have already been forced into early retirement.
Montana: The University of Montana eliminating 201 jobs due to what I call Disappearing Students Syndrome. Since 2011 the University of Montana has lost nearly 5-thousand students!
New Jersey: More proof internet/high-tech jobs are not recession resistant; Mercer County Community College announced it is eliminating as many as 24 IT jobs.
New York: God refuses to stop ‘his’ College of Saint Rose from laying off 23 people after Xmas. Briarcliffe College issued a shutdown WARN, 294 jobs lost by December 2018!
North Carolina: College apartment complex operator Campus Crest shutting down their HQ and eliminating 70 jobs by February 2016. Campus Crest is being sold-off.
Ohio: In North Olmsted, the Butternut Primary School shutting down after this school year. Administrators are playing a property shell game promising to eventually build a new school.
South Dakota: In Sioux Falls, after 38 years non-profit Kilian Community College announced they’re shutting down in May 2016. Administrators blame a rapidly changing higher education environment. God refuses to stop the shutdown of ‘his’ Christian Center School (after 35 years of service) at the end of this school year.
Tennessee: In Union, Deb ‘n Heir kids clothing store shutting down after 55 years. When asked why he didn’t have barcodes on his merchandise the owner proved the new tech age is actually dumbing people down when he responded “Most of it I just kept in my head.”
3rd Quarter 2015: “To save that kind of money, you have to do something drastic….It’s a necessary evil.”
Dumbing Down Japan: ‘Secret’ order to eliminate ‘thinking’ classes revealed!