Prometheus 6

Two stories whose roots tangle...

More residents left California than arrived in 2005, agency says
From Associated Press
12:27 PM PST, December 11, 2006

SAN FRANCISCO — For the first time in a decade, the number of residents who left California for another state in 2005 exceeded newcomers who moved here, according to the newest figures from the state Department of Finance.

California recorded a domestic net loss of about 29,000 people last year -- the first negative flow of residents since the mid-1990s. The biggest recent loss was in 1994, when the sputtering state economy helped California lose about 350,000 residents to the other 49 states.

The most common destinations for the newest crop of departing Californians were Arizona, Nevada, Texas, Washington and Oregon.

Learning to diversify
Private schools in the L.A. area, once enclaves of the rich and white, are slowly changing.
By Carla Rivera
Times Staff Writer
December 11, 2006

...Despite their reputations as elitist enclaves of rich white kids, some independent schools, including Archer, are increasingly reaching out to girls like Maria as they attempt to transform their student bodies to reflect the world outside their doors.

Nationally, students of color made up 21% of all independent school students in 2005-06, up from 18% in 2000-01. At Archer, they make up 24% — 120 of its 500 students. About 20% of students at the school — where tuition tops $25,500 this year — receive financial aid.

But widespread change at independent schools remains elusive. Many schools talk about diversity but their financial commitment to it varies.