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Archive Home > 2010 > January > 07 > Minorities, the poor are predominate in the South’s public schools, report reveals

Minorities, the poor are predominate in the South’s public schools, report reveals

By Shaila Dewan / The Bulletin
January 7, 2010

ATLANTA — The South has become the first region in the country where more than half of public school students are poor and more than half are members of minorities, according to a new report.

The shift was fueled not by white flight from public schools, which spiked during desegregation but has....

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