Latino Students Now Majority In California Schools
Almost 50.4 percent of the state's students in the 2009-10 school year identified themselves as Hispanic or Latino, up 1.36 percent from the previous year.
In comparison, 27 percent of California's 6.2 million students identified themselves as white, 9 percent as Asian and 7 percent as black. Students calling themselves Filipino, Pacific Islander, Native American or other total almost 7 percent.
While the result was no surprise to educators, experts say the shift underscores the huge impact Latinos already have on California's politics, economy and school system.
Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/11/12/MNIG1GBD0C.DTL#ixzz15DmhTIeE.
See also: The jaw-dropping crisis facing black males in OKC schools at http://okschoolchoice.blogspot.com/.
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