Construction,+Suburbs,+and+School+Enrollment

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 * Why the boom?
 * Since 1950, more than 90 percent of growth in U.S. metropolitan areas has occurred in suburbs ([|1])
 * Post WWII baby boom, suburbanization
 * Small children
 * The draw of newly built schools
 * Describe the boom.
 * Industrialization brings people into cities
 * Cars, transportation allow for expansion
 * City crowding and the appeal of new suburbs draw people out of cities
 * Where?
 * Everywhere
 * Detroit is a key example
 * Who?
 * Everyone
 * Many people with small children
 * How?
 * Why the bust?
 * Large cities are left
 * Great Migration---> White flight
 * GI Bill makes suburban life more appealing
 * What is left?
 * Vacant houses
 * Dwindling tax dollars
 * What could have been done differently?
 * What lessons can we learn from this history and what particular industries can we apply this to today? (This part doesn't have to be absolutely Michigan specific)
 * What lessons can we learn from this history and what particular industries can we apply this to today? (This part doesn't have to be absolutely Michigan specific)

As a result of this boom and bust in cities and the constant growth and spread of suburbs, public school systems are struggling. Towns with quickly growing populations are forced to decide whether or not to expand their schools when the population will begin to decrease considerably in a few short years.

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