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Rise of Majority-Minority Districts in Rural Iowa: How Changes in Meatpacking Impacted Rural Schooling
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This study analyzes several rural school districts in the state of Iowa that have experienced relatively sudden demographic shifts in recent years with schools shifting from an almost totally white, English speaking population to a continually growing number of Hispanic and ESL/LEP students.
| creator | Austin Ronald |
| creator | Frerick |
| creator | Frerick, Austin Ronald |
| advisor | Jean A. |
| advisor | Ketter |
| advisor | Ketter, Jean A. |
| advisor | Timothy |
| advisor | Werner |
| advisor | Werner, Timothy |
| advisor | Jean A. |
| advisor | Ketter |
| advisor | Ketter, Jean A. |
| advisor | Timothy |
| advisor | Werner |
| advisor | Werner, Timothy |
| advisor | Jean A. |
| advisor | Ketter |
| advisor | Ketter, Jean A. |
| advisor | Timothy |
| advisor | Werner |
| advisor | Werner, Timothy |
| advisor | Jean A. |
| advisor | Ketter |
| advisor | Ketter, Jean A. |
| advisor | Timothy |
| advisor | Werner |
| advisor | Werner, Timothy |
| advisor | Jean A. |
| advisor | Ketter |
| advisor | Ketter, Jean A. |
| advisor | Timothy |
| advisor | Werner |
| advisor | Werner, Timothy |
| advisor | Jean A. |
| advisor | Ketter |
| advisor | Ketter, Jean A. |
| advisor | Timothy |
| advisor | Werner |
| advisor | Werner, Timothy |
| advisor | Jean A. |
| advisor | Ketter |
| advisor | Ketter, Jean A. |
| advisor | Timothy |
| advisor | Werner |
| advisor | Werner, Timothy |
| advisor | Jean A. |
| advisor | Ketter |
| advisor | Ketter, Jean A. |
| advisor | Timothy |
| advisor | Werner |
| advisor | Werner, Timothy |
| Title | Rise of Majority-Minority Districts in Rural Iowa: How Changes in Meatpacking Impacted Rural Schooling |
| Alternative Title | How Changes in Meatpacking Impacted Rural Schooling |
| advisor | Jean A. |
| advisor | Ketter |
| advisor | Ketter, Jean A. |
| advisor | Timothy |
| advisor | Werner |
| advisor | Werner, Timothy |
| advisor | Jean A. |
| advisor | Ketter |
| advisor | Ketter, Jean A. |
| advisor | Timothy |
| advisor | Werner |
| advisor | Werner, Timothy |
| advisor | Jean A. |
| advisor | Ketter |
| advisor | Ketter, Jean A. |
| advisor | Timothy |
| advisor | Werner |
| advisor | Werner, Timothy |
| advisor | Jean A. |
| advisor | Ketter |
| advisor | Ketter, Jean A. |
| advisor | Timothy |
| advisor | Werner |
| advisor | Werner, Timothy |
| advisor | Jean A. |
| advisor | Ketter |
| advisor | Ketter, Jean A. |
| advisor | Timothy |
| advisor | Werner |
| advisor | Werner, Timothy |
| advisor | Jean A. |
| advisor | Ketter |
| advisor | Ketter, Jean A. |
| advisor | Timothy |
| advisor | Werner |
| advisor | Werner, Timothy |
| advisor | Jean A. |
| advisor | Ketter |
| advisor | Ketter, Jean A. |
| advisor | Timothy |
| advisor | Werner |
| advisor | Werner, Timothy |
| advisor | Jean A. |
| advisor | Ketter |
| advisor | Ketter, Jean A. |
| advisor | Timothy |
| advisor | Werner |
| advisor | Werner, Timothy |
| Index Date | 2012 |
| Publisher | Grinnell College |
| Type of Resource | text |
| Genre | research paper |
| Digital Origin | born digital |
| Digital Extent | 46 pages |
| Media Type | application/pdf |
| description | This study analyzes several rural school districts in the state of Iowa that have experienced relatively sudden demographic shifts in recent years with schools shifting from an almost totally white, English speaking population to a continually growing number of Hispanic and ESL/LEP students. Moreover, all of these districts are located in communities that are home to slaughterhouses; changes in the meatpacking industry have brought many Hispanic families to these communities. Both qualitative and quantitative data was gathered including observations, interviews, enrollment, and achievement figures. This study found the presence of an achievement gap, variation in LEP/ELL programs, occurrence of white flight, and great deal of power held by the slaughterhouses in these districts. However, the fact that these districts continue to become more majority-minority, in essence segregated, is the most pressing issue found in these districts. I then discuss the implications of this segregation and review the policy options available to address it. I recommend a hybrid option of forced consolidation with community schools. |
| Language | English |
| Topic | Meat industry and trade |
| Topic | Rural schools |
| Topic | Centralization |
| Geographic | Iowa |
| Related Item | Liberal Arts Scholarly Repository |
| Related Item | Digital Grinnell |
| Related Item | Mentored Advanced Project |
| Related Item | Student Scholarship |
| Identifier (local) | grinnell:121 |
| Access Condition | Copyright to this work is held by the author(s), in accordance with United States copyright law (USC 17). Readers of this work have certain rights as defined by the law, including but not limited to fair use (17 USC 107 et seq.). |
| Identifier (hdl) | http://hdl.handle.net/11084/121 |