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eppur_se_muova

(36,266 posts) Sat Aug 30, 2014, 09:17 PM Aug 2014

US schools to have non-white majority (BBC)

By Sean Coughlan BBC
News education correspondent

White pupils in state schools in the United States are set to be in the minority for the first time when schools return for the new term.

According to official forecasts, enrolments for the 2014-15 school year will mark the threshold when ethnic minorities become the majority.

This demographic shift has been driven by rising numbers of Hispanic pupils.

Figures are gathered by the US Department of Education's National Center for Education Statistics.
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more: http://www.bbc.com/news/education-28937660

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US schools to have non-white majority (BBC) (Original Post) eppur_se_muova Aug 2014 OP

I hope the non-whites give the same respect and equality to the whites as then have graciously RKP5637 Aug 2014 #1

I sincerely hope you're being sarcastic about this.....n/t AverageJoe90 Aug 2014 #2

Yes ... Oops, I did forget the sarcasm symbol, I'll add it. n/t RKP5637 Aug 2014 #3

Not for long. AngryAmish Aug 2014 #4

RKP5637

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1. I hope the non-whites give the same respect and equality to the whites as then have graciously

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Sat Aug 30, 2014, 09:24 PM

Aug 2014

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given to them.

AverageJoe90

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2. I sincerely hope you're being sarcastic about this.....n/t

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Sun Aug 31, 2014, 05:19 AM

Aug 2014

RKP5637

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3. Yes ... Oops, I did forget the sarcasm symbol, I'll add it. n/t

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Sun Aug 31, 2014, 08:16 AM

Aug 2014

AngryAmish

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4. Not for long.

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Sun Aug 31, 2014, 10:16 AM

Aug 2014

White is the default ethnicity in America. With increased interracial marriage or child bearing most mixed race people choose the white identity. For example most mixed race Asian and white kids put down white as their identity when applying to college because of the anti-asian bias at the top schools. There has been talk of "passing" in t house e african american community for hundreds of years - Think The Human Stain.

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