How Segregated are Michigans Schools?
View: http://www.epc.msu.edu/publications/REPORT/PR27%20Segregation%20D4%20FINAL%20Feb06%20wlogos.pdf By: Landauer-Menchik, Bettie Focus Area:Accountability Abstract:A new study examines the distribution of Michigan’s African-American students in public charter and district schools and finds segregation is increasing. The state had 431 schools that were at least 80 percent black in 2004-05, compared to 294 in 1992-93. Of the 137-school increase, 87 were charter schools. Black students make up 55 percent of the charter school population, compared to 19 percent statewide. Most segregated charters are located in or near high-poverty urban areas (Detroit and Flint) where most of the district public schools are also segregated. The percentage of African American students attending segregated schools has declined slightly statewide since 1992-93, but 60 percent of all African American students in Michigan are still attending segregated schools.
