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Private School Enrollment in the South Grows Again
The Associated Press reports private white school enrollment in 11 Southern states reached about 500000 last year and may rise slightly this fall. Officials note a leveling off and some return to public schools in Virginia Mississippi Alabama and Georgia while Florida and Texas project modest gains amid court ordered busing and desegregation tensions.
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South
Florida
South Carolina
Texas
Virginia
Mississippi
Robert Hilldrup
Richmond, Va
City School System
Public Information Office
Hilldrup
State Departments of Education
Demies
Richmond
Floyd Christian
Christian
Dallas
Education Department
Mississippi Private School Association
Association
Alabama
Georgia
Joe Edwards
Columbia
Cyril Busbee
Busbee
Dade County
Duval
Pinellas
Palm Beach
Broward
Savannah
Columbus
Macon
Louisiana
Public Affairs Research Council
North Carolina
Calvin Criner
North Carolina Department of Public Instruction