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> These data show that only about one in eight white students (12.9%) attends a school where a majority of students are black, Hispanic, Asian, or American Indi
by vorpalhex 5y ago
> These data show that only about one in eight white students (12.9%) attends a school where a majority of students are black, Hispanic, Asian, or American Indian. (We refer to this group collectively as students of color hereafter.) In contrast, nearly seven in 10 black children (69.2%) attend such schools (see Figure A).
That seems less like segregation and more of just statistics. If black students are a minority, then by definition they won't be a majority in a random subsample.
> As shown in Figure B, black students are also in economically segregated schools. Less than one in three white students (31.3%) attend a high-poverty school, compared with more than seven in 10 black students (72.4%).
That's probably the stronger argument in your link. That outcome isn't surprising given that most school funds come via property taxes - if most economically depressed areas are minority occupied due to lower costs, then those same schools would also be economically depressed.
- tekromancr 5y agoKeep going! How did there come to be schools that were predominantly black? Why is school funding tied to property taxes? Why isn't there a level of mobility that would allow students to go to a more well funded school? Who made these policies and why?
- vorpalhex 5y ago> How did there come to be schools that were predominantly black? The residents in their area are mostly black. > Why is school funding tied to property taxes? That's how most of your city is funded. > Why isn't there a level of mobility that would allow students to go to a more well funded school? There is? Like, you can move to a different school district but it's going to be more expensive. Nobody is preventing you. > Who made these policies and why? It's not clear what policies you are referring to. That we fund things via property taxes?