Integration in the Little Rock Area, Part 4: What is the Current Level of Integration in Little Rock?

Authors

Sarah C. McKenzie, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Gary W. Ritter, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

Document Type

Brief

Publication Date

11-16-2016

Keywords

Arkansas; School integration

Series Title

Office for Education Policy

Series Number

Volume 13, Issue 08

Abstract

School integration has been a contentious policy issue in Little Rock since the 1950s. Recent charter expansions have raised questions about the current level of integration in public schools (charter and traditional) in the Little Rock Area. As part of our series on integration in Little Rock, this brief examines the prevalence of hyper segregated white, black, and economically disadvantaged schools, and calculates the average difference between school demographics and the area’s demographics.

Citation

McKenzie, S. C., & Ritter, G. W. (2016). Integration in the Little Rock Area, Part 4: What is the Current Level of Integration in Little Rock?. Policy Briefs. Retrieved from https://scholarworks.uark.edu/oepbrief/7