Category: Southern Kern Unified
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Rosamond’s Problem Isn’t Too Few Kids — It’s Too Many, Too Fast
September 9, 2026
Southern Kern Unified started in 1926 with fewer than 50 students. By 2005 it had grown past 3,000. Today, new housing development is pushing enrollment up again — and Superintendent Barbara Gaines has said plainly that the district’s two elementary schools “are not going to be able to hold the number of students coming in.” […]