Hispanic children now for the first time make up the majority of Texas public school students, the Associated Press is reporting. The story notes that Texas Education Agency officials say Latinos make up 50.2% of Texas' 4.9 million public school students. This trend is only expected to continue. White students are expected to continue following a trend of declining numbers. Two of every three public school students students are now minorities--a funny word to use nowadays and really a misnomer.
So Irving ISD is not alone and certainly has been leading in this trend for quite some time. Currently, about 73% of the district's elementary students are Latino.
In recent years other suburban districts, including Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD, have tipped to become majority Hispanic as well.
The El Paso Times also has a story on this.
Steve Murdoch, the state's former demographer, said the future of Texas depends on improving performance of minority students--otherwise the state will face a poorer population and a decline in college-educated residents. READ MORE
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