Springdale: Embracing Demographic Change in the School District.

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Author
Author
Ndangam, Lilian
Journal
National Civic Review. 
Details
Resource Type
Journal
Acquisition Number
BE026727
Published Date
03-09-2018 2:53 PM
Published Year
2017
Number of Pages
6
Language(s)
Subscription Only
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Abstract
The article talks about increasing diversity in the Springdale district of Arkansas which saw a change from 97 percent Caucasian students in 1989 to 35.4 percent Caucasian students in October 2016. Topics discussed include Springdale being the state's second largest school district and one of its most diverse, immigrants making up 5 percent of the population of the state, and one in four residents of Springdale being foreign born. It also reports that the school district has gone from a majority white to a majority Latino one.
Topics
Migrant Students
Immigrant Students
Demographics