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ERIC TITLE NUMBER: ED208108 AUTHOR: Wang, Peter
TITLE: The Changing Ethnic Population and Its Impact on
School Districts in California.
YEAR PUBLISHED: 1980
NOTE: 15 p.
ABSTRACT: A report by the California State Department of
Education described the impact of a major change in student
ethnic enrollment throughout the state. Not only has there
been an increase in the numbers of minority students, but
there have also been shifts in the concentration of minority
students and increases in the number of Limited English
Proficient (LEP) students. These changes have posed problems
for school districts such as the need to avoid racial or
ethnic segregation, and the need for multicultural education
and affirmative action employment programs. Increased racial
tension, limited resources to effect changes, inability to
deal with the needs of minority students, and difficulty in
meeting the needs of LEP students are also identified as
problems. Among the alternatives available to assist school
districts in coping with the new trend are: (1)
establishment of a formula so that school districts can
financially meet the needs of a changing student population;
(2) efforts on the part of schools of education to recruit
students who will obtain bilingual teaching credentials; (3)
provisions of inservice programs for school personnel; (4)
establishment of newcomer centers for non-English speaking
students; (5) development of magnet schools with specialized
foci; and (6) development of a flexible policy for dealing
with the credentials of bilingual teachers. (MK)
KEY DESCRIPTORS: Change-Strategies; Elementary-Secondary
Education; Ethnic-Groups; Multicultural-Education; Racial
Relations; Teacher-Education
KEY DESCRIPTORS: *Educational-Needs; *Enrollment-; *Minority
Groups; *School-Demography; *School-Districts
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