School districts being connected to housing, and therefore to class, is one of the other features of America that seem permanent. Schools have become more segre

School districts being connected to housing, and therefore to class, is one of the other features of America that seem permanent. Schools have become more segregated since an integration peak in the 70s. This issue too, has deep ideological roots: the right of parents to provide for their children, to raise them the way they wish. We're the only major country that does this.