ERIC Number: EJ1241765
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Publication Date: 2020-Feb
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Crossroads: Integration and Segregation in Suburban School Districts
Rotberg, Iris C.
Phi Delta Kappan, v101 n5 p44-49 Feb 2020
As U.S. suburbs become more racially and ethnically diverse, they have the opportunity to make their schools similarly diverse. But integration is not assured, even in districts with significant demographic diversity. Iris Rotberg draws on Montgomery County Public Schools, a suburban Maryland district, to illustrate the opportunities and risks present in many other suburban districts. While large numbers of Montgomery County students attend diverse schools, segregation is a growing problem in the higher-poverty schools, and Black and Latinx students attending these schools have become more segregated in recent years. At the same time, White and Asian students attending low-poverty schools are in more diverse environments. Rotberg considers how policies related to school boundaries, housing, charter schools, and district secession have affected the integration of suburban schools.
Descriptors: Suburban Schools, School Districts, School Segregation, Racial Segregation, Poverty, African American Students, Hispanic American Students, White Students, Asian American Students, Student Diversity, Educational Policy, Housing, Charter Schools, Counties, Racial Composition
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Maryland
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