'White flight' remains an issue for public schools, study shows
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A new study says all-black schools are becoming common because
of white flight.
SPtnALTOTHEC'HRONiaK
DURHAM "White flight"
the exit from or avoidance of racial
ly mixed public schools was as
strong a phenomenon in the 1990s
as it was when first identified in the
1970s, a new study shows.
The study. "Are Whiles Still
Fleeing? Racial Patterns and Enroll
ment Shifts in Urban Public
Schools. 1987-1996," was conducted
by Charles T. Clotfelter. Z. Smith
Reynolds Professor of Public Policy
Studies and professor of economics
at Duke University. The study
appears in the spring 2001 Journal of
Policy Analysis and Management.
"We know from other studies
thiit racial contact in schools may
affect such things as the level and
distribution of academic achieve
ment in the population, racial atti
tudes, subsequent social and eco
nomic outcomes of students, and
patterns of racial integration," Clot
felter said in an interview. "Given the
importance of those issues, I wanted
to evaluate the current status of seg
regation in urban public schools
and. in particular, whether the phe
nomenon of 'white flight' still exist
ed."
Analyzing detailed, school-by
school data from 1987 and 19% in
238 metropolitan areas across the
country. Clotfelter found that white
losses in enrollment "arise not only
when white families move from one
district to another or enroll in pri
vate schools, but also when they sim
ply avoid moving into districts with
high interracial contact." The study
found this to be "remarkably consis
tent in large and small districts in
both large and small metropolitan
areas." and not just in central city
districts
The study addressed several
questions including:
Are interracial contact and seg
regation increasing or decreasing?
Is there evidence that the South,
with previous patterns deeply influ
enced by legal segregation in
schools is evincing patterns increas
ingly similar to those in the North?
in analyzing the data. Clotfelter
wrote. "It is important to be aware
of the broader patterns and trends in
metropolitan areas" including the
fact that much of the existing school
segregation in metropolitan areas is
associated with segregated housing
patterns and that the racial and eth
nic composition of the school-age
population is changing.
"Immigration and differences in
birth rates are resulting in faster
growth in school-age populations of
both blacks and Hispanics than
whites," he wrote. The result: The
student population in the average
public school is becoming increas
ingly non-white. Other trends
include school district consolidation,
the overall increase in interracial
contact and an accompanying
decline in racial prejudice, as docu
mented by annual surveys of high
school seniors through the Monitor
ing the Future project.
Overall, Clotfelter's study found
that "public schools in metropolitan
areas became more segregated
between 1987 and 1996. and the pic
ture that arises is one of entrenched
segregation, caused mainly by racial
disparities among districts rather
than segregation within school dis
tricts, and steady increases in segre
gation."
"The rate of white loss is affected
by the push of exposure to non
whites as well as the attraction of
more predominantly white districts
elsewhere in the same metropolitan
area," the study concluded. "Since
segregation within districts by 1996
was rather mild in most districts, the
key element in predicting whether
whites would rapidly abandon cen
tral city districts is the size and
homogeneity of all districts in the
metropolitan area."
The study added that "these
forces appear to work similarly both
inside and outside the South, with
out regard to the size of the district
or the metropolitan area."
Given the implications of deci
sions of households for the racial
composition and segregation of the
public schools, research on this topic
remains as important today as it was
two decades ago, Clotfelter noted
'We know from other studies that racial contact
in schools may affect such things as the level and
distribution of academic achievement..."
- Charles Clotfelter
NOTICE OK A CITIZENS INFORMATIONAL WORKSHOP
FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF BRIDGES ON US 52 OVER
LIBERTY STREET (SR 2456) AND THE NORFOLK
SOUTHERN RAILROAD IN WINSTON-SALEM
Project K. 1622802 1-2826A Forsyth County
The North Carolina Department of Transportation will hold an informal Citi
zens Informational Wortehop on the subject project on Monday, April 30, 2001
in Auditorium B of the Forsyth County Agricultural Building, located at 1450
Fairchild Drive in Winston-Salem. The Workshop will be held between the hours
of 4:00 PM and 7:00 PM.
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This will be an open house meeting. Interested citizens may attend at their con
venience during the above hours. Department of Transportation representatives
will be present to answer questions and receive comments concerning the project.
Information presented at this workshop will be general in nature, since detailed
plans have not been prepared for the project.
The project proposes to replace Bridge Numbers 256 and 257 on US 52 in Win
ston-Salem. These bridges carry US 52 over Liberty Street (SR 2456) and the
Norfolk Southern Railroad. This project will also include installation of several
cameras, fiber optic cable, and a variable message sign as part of an Intelligent
Transportation System (ITS) along US 52. In addition, improvements to the 25th
Street/Liberty Street interchange (including widening along Liberty Street), and
possible permanent ramp closures are also being studied. Acquisition of new
right of way and/or business and residential relocations may be required for the
project.
A temporary detour structure will be required to maintain traffic along US 52
during construction of the new bridges. Temporary ramp closures may also be
necessary.
Anyone desiring additional information regarding the project may contact
Alethia Raynor, Project Development Engineer, at the NC Department of Trans
portation, 1548 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1548 or at (919) 733
7844, extension 247.
NCDOT will provide auxiliary aids and services for disabled persons who wist to
participate in this workshop to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act.
To receive special services, please contact Mrs. Raynor at the above number or by
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In addition, transportation has been set up through the Winston-Salem Trans
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call 336-727-2000 and ask for the Information Specialist to make transportation
arrangements.
The Chronicle: April 19, 26, 2001
Women Called According to His Purpose
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On behalf" of Pastor Philemon
A. Samuels and the Goodwill Bap
tist Church family, we invite you to
our upcoming Women Called
According to His Purpose Confer
ence 2001. The conference will be
Anril 11.
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day. April 28. The theme for the
conference is "I See Myself
There."
The Daughters of Deborah
Women's Ministry is truly excited
about this year's conference.
Conference speakers and teach
ers:
? Pastor P A. Samuels, pastor of
Goodwill Baptist Church, Arcadia.
N.C".. will minister at the Saturday
afternoon closing session titled
"Ministering with Excellence."
? Prophetess Gloria Samuels,
first lady and director of church
ministries of Goodwill Baptist
Church, will be the Thursday
evening speaker.
? Annie Hinnant. pastor of
Power of Praise Tabernacle of
Deliverance of Benson. N.C.. will
be the Friday evening speaker.
? Kay Twombley. international
speaker/counselor from Dillon.
S.C'.. author of the book "Where
Was God When I Cried?"
? Mary Cayton will do prayer
counsel. She is the regional prayer
coordinator for the Women of the
Word Conference for Black Moun
tain. She lives in New Bern.
? Cassaundra McCloud will be
the guest psalmist.
? Leticha Coleman. Goodwill
Baptist Church corporate director
of church finances.
? Dr. Karen Williams and Pas
tor Jackie Shaw of Truth Taberna
cle of Rocky Mount.
The schedule: Thursday and
Friday 5:30 p.m., on-site registra
tion: 6 p.m., prayer counsel; 7 p.m.,
evening worship service; 7, prayer
counsel and seminars.
Seminar topics include: Help
Me Control My Finances; Break
ing Through to the Realm of
Impossibilities; Oh. God. Help Me
Understand This Body; What is
the Ministry of a First Lady?; Fill
ing in the Cracks of Your Faith; If
I Pray. Will God Hear Me?
Registration is $35 and includes
all nightly services, all classes on
Saturday. Saturday also will have a
continental breakfast and lunch.
To register, call the church at
(336) 764-3930.
Goodwill Baptist Church is a
full-service ministry that believes in
reaching, healing and teaching the
people of God so they can fulfill
their God-given destiny. We are
building ministries that build peo
pie who lift Jesus.
Directions to the church from
Winston-Salem or Greensboro: I
40 to Exit 192 (Peters Creek Park
way/Highway 150). Take Peters
Creek Parkway South (Highway
150 West) into Davidson County.
Travel approximately three miles
past Hickory Tree Crossing Shop
ping Center to Twin Brook Drive
(at top of hill Masonic lodge on
the corner). Turn right. Go one
block to Goodwill Road. Turn
right. Road will to lead to church.
Pastor and First Lady Samuels
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INDEX
OPINION A6
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RELIGION B4
CLASSIFIEDS B9
ENTERTAINMENT C3
CALENDAR C5
HEALTH C7
Quotable?:
Opportunity follows struggle. It
follows effort. It follows hard
work. It doesnt come before.
- Shelby Steele; 1991
W. David Shannon
JDL Castle Corporation
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Gala Speaker:
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"Remember the Titans "
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Allstate Insurance Company
Corporate Co-Chair
The movie, "Remember the Titans," is based on a true story about Herman Boone. In 1971 Boone
was brought to Alexandria, Virginia to coach a newly integrated high school football team. What
is remarkable is how Boone brought his players, both black and white, together as a team.
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