Part I: Where have all the children gone?
An alarming number of students were conspicuously absent from class when schools in the East Valley reconvened in August. Half of the 10 school districts in the area reported a loss in enrollment from the same time the previous year. Some of the biggest hits were felt in Mesa, Tempe and Apache Junction districts, where about 2,500 students who were expected to be there never showed up. This is the first story in a three part series by the newspaper.
The East Valley Tribune - Christina Vanoverbeke, 9/25/2008