Voices From Inside a School With No Racial Majority
Voices From Inside a School With No Racial Majority
As of last school year, white students no longer make up the majority of students at Valley Point Middle School in Dalton, Ga.鈥攁 small Southern town near the Tennessee border. This shift reflects one that is taking place nationwide, as projections show U.S. schools becoming 鈥榤ajority minority鈥� for the first time this school year. Although there is a sizable population of Latinos at Valley Point, there is currently no racial majority. Hear what school administrators, teachers, and students at the middle school have to say about the school鈥檚 diverse population.
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Audio Production: Arianna Prothero | Photos: Shawn Poynter for Education Week | Design: Stacey Decker
A version of this article appeared in the August 20, 2014 edition of Education Week