This is not progressive but hugely regressive. It is not uniting but hugely dividing.
His statement that “segregated schools are divided schools” is nothing more than an affirmation of returning to mandated “fairness” as adjudged by some bureaucratic and politicized entity - and, yes, a return to school busing as bizarre and ghastly as that will sound to all families and communities that have experienced it.
Never forget that on the 28 of June, 2007, the Supreme Court in a 5-4 vote, limited the use of race for school integration plans. Those five justices included Alito and Roberts.
When it comes to segregation, does Obama feel that the all-black colleges, who promote themselves for being "all black" are not racially prejudicial? Does Obama believe these colleges are not "divided schools?" No other colleges in America promote their institutions as being "all white" but it is acceptable for the black colleges to be openly racially dedicated.
I "Googled" "all black colleges" and "all white colleges" The "all black colleges" netted the following results. There were no colleges listed as "all white." And, even though it is known that the "all black" colleges are recruting and have recruted white students, they still list themselves as "all black" colleges. Tell me, is this not racist? Is this not segregation? Is Obama going to change this - or continue to tell America that whites should change their ways, while there is no slap on the hands of blacks who harbor and arrouse racist hatred for whites?
Alabama A&M University Normal(AL) Public
Alabama State University Montgomery(AL) Public
Albany State University Albany(GA) Public
Alcorn State University Alcorn State(MS) Public
Allen University Columbia(SC) Private
Arkansas Baptist College Little Rock(AR) Private
Barber-Scotia College Concord(NC) Private
Benedict College Columbia(SC) Private
Bennett College Greensboro(NC) Private
Bethune-Cookman College Daytona Beach(FL) Private
Bishop State Community College Mobile(AL) Community College
Bluefield State College Bluefield(WV) Public
Bowie State University Bowie(MD) Public
Central State University Wilberforce(OH) Public
Charles R. Drew University of Medicine & Science Los Angeles(CA) Private
Cheyney University Cheyney(PA) Public
Chicago State University Chicago(IL) Public
Claflin University Orangeburg(SC) Private
Clark Atlanta University Atlanta(GA) Private
Clinton Junior College Rock Hill(SC) Community College
Coahoma Community College Clarksdale(MS) Community College
Concordia College Selma(AL) Private
Coppin State College Baltimore(MD) Public
Delaware State University Dover(DE) Public
Denmark Technical College Denmark(SC) Community College
Dillard University New Orleans(LA) Private
Edward Waters College Jacksonville(FL) Private
Elizabeth City State University Elizabeth City(NC) Public
Fayetteville State University Fayetteville(NC) Public
Fisk University Nashville(TN) Private
Florida A&M University Tallahassee(FL) Public
Florida Memorial College Miami(FL) Private
Fort Valley State University Fort Valley(GA) Public
Grambling State University Grambling(LA) Public
H Councill Trenholm State Technical College Montgomery(AL) Community College
Hampton University Hampton(VA) Private
Harris-Stowe State University Saint Louis(MO) Public
Hinds Community College Raymond(MS) Community College
Howard University Washington, D.C. Private
Huston-Tillotson University Austin(TX) Private
Interdenominational Theological Center Atlanta(GA) Private
J. F. Drake State Technical College Huntsville(AL) Community College
Jackson State University Jackson(MS) Public
Jarvis Christian College Hawkins(TX) Private
Johnson C. Smith University Charlotte(NC) Private
Kentucky State University Frankfort(KY) Public
Knoxville College Knoxville(TN) Private
Lane College Jackson(TN) Private
Langston University Langston(OK) Public
Lawson State Community College Birmingham(AL) Community College
Lemoyne-Owen College Memphis(TN) Private
Lewis College of Business Detroit(MI) Community College
Lincoln University Jefferson City(MO) Public
Lincoln University Lincoln University(PA) Public
Livingstone College Salisbury(NC) Private
Mary Holmes College West Point(MS) Community College
Medgar Evers College Brooklyn(NY) Public
Meharry Medical College Nashville(TN) Private
Miles College Fairfield(AL) Private
Mississippi Valley State University Itta Bena(MS) Public
Morehouse College Atlanta(GA) Private
Morehouse School of Medicine Atlanta(GA) Private
Morgan State University Baltimore(MD) Public
Morris Brown College Atlanta(GA) Private
Morris College Sumter(SC) Private
Norfolk State University Norfolk(VA) Public
North Carolina A&T State University Greensboro(NC) Public
North Carolina Central University Durham(NC) Public
Oakwood College Huntsville(AL) Private
Paine College Augusta(GA) Private
Paul Quinn College Dallas(TX) Private
Philander Smith College Little Rock(AR) Private
Prairie View A&M University Prairie View(TX) Public
Rust College Holly Springs(MS) Private
Saint Augustine's College Raleigh(NC) Private
Saint Paul's College Lawrenceville(VA) Private
Savannah State University Savannah(GA) Public
Shaw University Raleigh(NC) Private
Shelton State Community College Tuscaloosa(AL) Community College
Shorter College Rome(GA) Private
South Carolina State University Orangeburg(SC) Public
Southern University - Baton Rouge Baton Rouge(LA) Public
Southern University - New Orleans New Orleans(LA) Public
Southern University - Shreveport Shreveport(LA) Public
Southwestern Christian University Bethany(OK) Private
Spelman College Atlanta(GA) Private
St. Philip's College San Antonio(TX) Community College
Stillman College Tuscaloosa(AL) Private
Talladega College Talladega(AL) Private
Tennessee State University Nashville(TN) Public
Texas College Tyler(TX) Private
Texas Southern University Houston(TX) Public
Tougaloo College Tougaloo(MS) Private
Tuskegee University Tuskegee(AL) Private
University of Arkansas - Pine Bluff Pine Bluff(AR) Public
University of Maryland - Eastern Shore Princess Anne(MD) Public
University of the District of Columbia Washington, D.C. Public
University of the Virgin Islands St. Thomas(VI)
Virginia State University Petersburg(VA) Public
Virginia Union University Richmond(VA) Private
Voorhees College Denmark(SC) Private
West Virginia State University Institute(WV) Public
Wilberforce University Wilberforce(OH) Private
Wiley College Marshall(TX) Private
Winston-Salem State University Winston-Salem(NC) Public
Xavier University New Orleans(LA) Private
He also spoke out about parents upset about their kids being bused across town. Parents would be less concerned about the distance their children travelled to go to school IF the parents had the freedom (via vouchers or lower taxes) to CHOOSE where to send their kids.
It is a betrayal of the public trust to move INTO a good school district and pay the extra money for your house only to have your kids sent to another school in the interest of some kind of “fairness” to society.