Opinion: Open enrollment benefits Wrenshall

Open enrollment brings different opinions on its effects in a school district. If you have a conversation with someone about open enrollment, you find out how much they do not understand the benefits open enrollment brings to their school. The goal here is to let people know how it has changed the outcome for our school in Wrenshall.

We have the advantage of having the Duluth school district at our back door, plus Carlton and Cloquet at the front door. That brings us students when room allows, to come in when student numbers in our home district are down. Every student coming in gives us reven...