1. Understanding educational equity amid population shifts: Urban-Suburban trends in U.S. image: http://images.fastcompany.com/upload/urban-suburban.jpg

2. General Demographic Trends As of 2008, the majority of all racial/ethnic groups in large metropolitan areas now reside, for the first time, in the suburbs. Suburbs now house the largest and fastest-growing poor population in the U.S., as suburbs in the largest metropolitan areas are home to nearly one-third of those below the poverty line. Young white residents are showing a preference for living in larger cities. Family dynamics within suburbs are becoming more varied. ~Brookings Institution, 2010 image: http://www.julialicht.com/images/motherhood/urban_to_suburban.jpg

3. Student Demographic Trends Percent distribution of school enrollment in suburban school districts, by race/ethnicity (Pew Hispanic Research Center, 2009) Image: http://amazon.com/images/G/01/ciu/4a/b4/a16eeb6709a040a391271110.L._SL500_AA300_.jpg

4. Recent findings in Urban-Suburban education resources and outcomes… image: http://www.waterloowatercolor.org/images/Shows/2008_FallShow/05Urban%20Sprawl-Anders.jpg

5. ICT Access and Use Easier access to – and more frequent use of – technological resources among suburban educators Software usage: more higher-order/ creative thinking (e.g. desktop publishing; multimedia projects) among suburban schools, and more drill-and-practice and test administration among urban schools Least satisfaction with training, tech support, condition of the equipment and repairs among urban teachers (and most satisfaction among suburban) ~ NCES, April 2010; NCES, May 2010; NEA, 2008 image: http://www.technovelgy.com/ct/Science-Fiction-News.asp?NewsNum=1561

6. National high school graduation rates by percentage, Class of 2005 (EPE, 2009) However, the urban-suburban graduation gap is closing... …in one-third of our largest metropolitan regions; BUT… …this gap narrowed by just 1.6% among all metro areas ~EPE, 2009

7. Moving Forward Avoid reverse isolation. Don’t forget about the communities. Embrace diversity as a resource for promoting scholarship and equity. image: http://www.nfussd.org/NFUSSD/NFUSSDlogo.jpg

8. image: http://www.urbansuburban.com/images/UrbanSuburban.jpg