"Gentrifying" is a word used to describe an area or neighborhood that is being improved or changed to attract wealthier residents. It often involves renovating buildings, increasing prices, and displacing lower income communities in the process.
In the past, some have objected that giving charters the option of a neighborhood preference would exclude disadvantaged students from high - performing schools in gentrifying neighborhoods. (dceduphile.org)
This is especially true in gentrifying neighborhoods like East Harlem and parts of Brooklyn, as we reported just last week. (shakingnews.com)
Especially communities in the inner - ring suburbs of flourishing cities, which are increasingly becoming magnets for poor and working - class families priced out of gentrifying areas? (edfunders.org)