Black folks to the public school system–”Peace”
on April 7th, 2006 at 6:27 amBlack Flight
By Michael StrongÂÂ
While pundits and academics argue away, the quiet sucking sound you don’t yet hear are African-American families leaving our public schools when allowed to do so.
In Minneapolis, public school officials now admit that black flight is a serious problem; the district enrollment is projected to be down to 33,000, from 48,000 in 2000, a 30% decrease, largely due to black students escaping to charter schools. The Washington D.C. school district has lost 10,000 students in five years; 25% of D.C. students are now enrolled in charter schools. A Rand Corporation study of charter schools in Texas and California discovered that in both states black students are significantly more likely to move to charter schools than are white students. Although school choice opportunities are not necessarily snapped up instantly (growth in some voucher programs has been more gradual than originally expected), over time the momentum is unambiguously one of black flight away from public schools. (more…)
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San Francisco is another city that comes to mind where you will find this trend.
The whole thing kinda makes you wonder why the CBC has chosen to keep silent on this obvious trend while at the same time giving the NEA (National Education Association) 100% of its support.
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