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Cowboy epistemology: Rural school and district leadership for diversity and social justice Cover

Cowboy epistemology: Rural school and district leadership for diversity and social justice

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|Aug 2023

Figures & Tables

Table 1.

The Browning of Wyoming: United States Census Bureau Data

Demographic Category20102018Net Change% Change% of Net Change
Total population564,460577,73713,2772.4%100.0%
White alone484,183485,0408570.2%6.5%
Non-White and/or Hispanic80,27792,69712,42015.5%93.5%
  Black or African American alone4,5123,102−1,410−31.3%−10.6%
  American Indian and Alaska Native alone12,63714,2921,65513.1%12.5%
  Asian alone3,8035,6121,80947.6%13.6%
  Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander alone3471,065718206.9%5.4%
  Some other race alone190537347182.6%2.6%
  Two or more races8,09510,1942,09925.9%15.8%
  Hispanic or Latino (of any race)50,69357,8957,20214.2%54.2%

[i] Note: Source of the 2010 data is the 2010 U.S. Census. The source of the 2018 data is the Census Bureau's 2018 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates Comparison (U.S. Census Bureau, 2010; U.S. Census Bureau, 2018).

Table 2.

The Browning of Wyoming: Wyoming State and District Fall Enrollment by Ethnicity Data

Demographic Category20102018Net Change% Change
Total enrollment88,16593,0294,8645.2%
White71,45072,4771,0271.4%
Black or African American alone1,0091,007−2−.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone2,8563,0912357.6%
Asian alone716781658.3%
Pacific Islander alone1151493422.8%
Two or more races1,1922,5921400117.4%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)10,82713,3322,50518.8%

[i] Note: Source of the 2010 and 2018 data is the Wyoming Department of Education Stat 2-School District Enrollment and Staffing Data Website https://edu.wyoming.gov/data/statisticalreportseries-2/. The data comes from the School and District Level Fall Enrollment by Ethnicity and Gender reports for 2010–11 and 2018–19.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jelpp-2023-0003 | Journal eISSN: 1178-8704 (formerly 1178-8690) | Journal ISSN: 1178-8690
Language: English
Page range: 39 - 58
Published on: Aug 25, 2023
Published by: New Zealand Educational Administration and Leadership Society
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

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