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Ann Owens; Peter Rich – RSF: The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences, 2023
Suburbs were once a haven for advantaged, White families to avoid city life and access high-status schools. This urban-suburban divide, however, has changed in recent decades as suburban communities (and their school districts) have diversified. This study provides an updated cross-sectional portrait of recent racial-ethnic segregation and…
Descriptors: Ethnic Groups, Equal Education, Urban Areas, Suburbs
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Frankenberg, Erica – Education and Urban Society, 2013
Inaction to address housing segregation in metropolitan areas has resulted in persistently high levels of residential segregation. As the Supreme Court has recently limited school districts' voluntary integration efforts, this article considers the role of residential segregation in maintaining racially isolated schools, namely what is known about…
Descriptors: School Segregation, Neighborhood Integration, Residential Patterns, Metropolitan Areas