White students now make up less than half of all Americans enrolled in school

Data: U.S. Census Bureau; Chart: Russell Contreras/AxiosWhite students now make up less than half of all Americans enrolled in school from nursery through graduate programs, according to an Axios analysis of new U.S. Census data. Why it matters: America's future workforce and electorate are moving through schools strained by 20-year-low reading scores, teacher shortages and racial segregation at levels not seen since the 1960s.How schools, colleges and policymakers respond to this demographic sh...