Gentrifying areas Fewer whites using gentrified area schools
GENTRIFICATION Gentrifiers slow to buy CPS, displaced students paying the price Chart: Fewer whites use gentrified-area schools Chart: People move in, but don't use CPS schools Chart: Fewer kids, fewer school-aged kids Roscoe Village group works to bridge school, community gap Gentrifiers give public schools a chance How three families are dealing with displacement Overcrowded school serves displaced students Schools in hot areas lose local students Research on gentrification, education	Between 1990 and 2000, more whites have moved into the most rapidly gentrifying city neighborhoods, but their representation in public schools in those communities has declined. Gentrifying areas   Rest of the city During the same period, the Latino resident and school population has dropped sharply in rapidly gentrifying areas Gentrifying areas   Rest of the city Meanwhile, African-American resident populations have remained mostly unchanged. Gentrifying areas   Rest of the city   Source: Consortium on Chicago School Research, Woodstock Institute and CATALYST analysis of 1990, 2000 data from U.S. Census
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