Infographic courtesy of Top Masters in Education.
Citations:
- http://www.propublica.org/article/segregation-now-the-resegregation-of-americas-schools/#intro
- http://america.aljazeera.com/opinions/2014/5/brown-v-board-ofeducationschoolsresegregationinequalitycivilrigh.html
- http://www.civilrights.org/education/resegregation/
- http://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d13/tables/dt13_219.70.asp
- http://www.ascd.org/publications/educational-leadership/may13/vol70/num08/Why-Our-Schools-Are-Segregated.aspx
- http://projects.propublica.org/segregation-now/
- http://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/facts_for_features_special_editions/cb12-ff01.html
- http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/percentage-non-hispanic-whites-hits-all-time-63-article-1.1371772
- https://web.archive.org/web/20040102085255/http://www.baltimorecityschools.org/About/History/From_the_oldorder1.asp
- http://www.penfamilies.org/documents/dailyjournal_5_17_04.pdf
- http://bigstory.ap.org/article/school-integration-slipping-60-years-after-brown
- http://www.northchristianschool.com/about/73
So what do you think? Why are schools still segregated or resegregated?
I think this obvious systemic socioeconomic racism represents one big part of the vast major classism we see in society today and throughout almost all of history. Children–all children–deserve better.