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Burlington Self-Survey on Human Relations: Final report, 1950
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31 years or over. ^1 These data imply that the Burlington public school teacher force is relatively stable with a considerable number of the teachers middle-aged or over. Women represent the majority of the distribution. ^2 On reporting on the socio-economic level of their school neighborhoods, 57 percent of the teachers replied their schools were in average neighborhoods. No teacher reported the school neighborhood either low or superior. ^3 In size, representation of the teaching force at the various grades level, subject fields, and types of school neighborhoods-the sample provides a dependable base for general conclusions. Negro Pupils in the Schools In order to determine certain facts about Negro students in Burlington schools, a check was made to determine how many teachers were in direct contact with Negro boys and girls. Forty-two percent, or 75 of the 179 teachers, reported that they had Negro pupils in their classes, while more than half had none. Moreover, in a break-down by school level, figures indicate that Negro pupils are scattered throughout several schools at the elementary level, with some school possibly without any Negro children at all. Since there are only two junior high schools, relatively more of their 1 See Appendix Table XIX 2 See Appendix Table XX-XXI for complete distribution 3 See Appendix Table XXII
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31 years or over. ^1 These data imply that the Burlington public school teacher force is relatively stable with a considerable number of the teachers middle-aged or over. Women represent the majority of the distribution. ^2 On reporting on the socio-economic level of their school neighborhoods, 57 percent of the teachers replied their schools were in average neighborhoods. No teacher reported the school neighborhood either low or superior. ^3 In size, representation of the teaching force at the various grades level, subject fields, and types of school neighborhoods-the sample provides a dependable base for general conclusions. Negro Pupils in the Schools In order to determine certain facts about Negro students in Burlington schools, a check was made to determine how many teachers were in direct contact with Negro boys and girls. Forty-two percent, or 75 of the 179 teachers, reported that they had Negro pupils in their classes, while more than half had none. Moreover, in a break-down by school level, figures indicate that Negro pupils are scattered throughout several schools at the elementary level, with some school possibly without any Negro children at all. Since there are only two junior high schools, relatively more of their 1 See Appendix Table XIX 2 See Appendix Table XX-XXI for complete distribution 3 See Appendix Table XXII
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