Boston Public School White Enrollment Decline: White Flight or Demographic Factors?.

McDonald, Lauren E.

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ERIC Number: EJ559063

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1997

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Boston Public School White Enrollment Decline: White Flight or Demographic Factors?

McDonald, Lauren E.

Equity & Excellence in Education, v30 n3 p21-30 Dec 1997

Investigates the myth of white flight in response to school desegregation. Using data from urban and suburban enrollment and overall demographic shifts, reveals a trend in population changes more complex than can be explained by "white flight." Concluding comments discuss the implications and relevance of these findings to education policy. (GR)

Descriptors: Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Enrollment, Migration, Population Distribution, Public Schools, Racial Distribution, Racially Balanced Schools, School Desegregation, Trend Analysis, Urban Schools, Whites

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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