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Urban middle class boosts school diversity

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USA Today

A growing group of schools are actively seeking students from different racial, ethnic and socioeconomic groups. And such schools are getting a boost from urban middle-class parents who are rejecting the typical suburban exodus. These parents increasingly push local schools to accommodate them, "This could be a golden moment because we do have people wanting to be in the cities," said Maia Cucchiara, a faculty member at Temple's College of Education. "But you have to handle a golden moment right."