Racial disparities persist in U.S. schools, study finds

CNN ^ | Tue June 7, 2016 | Saeed Ahmed

[MinorityRepublican]

It's been more than a half a century since the Supreme Court's Brown v. Board of Education ruling found that "separate but equal" has no place in U.S. public schools.

And yet, true racial equality in our education system is yet to materialize.

That's clear from the startling revelations in the latest Education Department report released Tuesday. Entitled the Civil Rights Data Collection, the survey is conducted biennially. This one surveyed 50 million students in 95,000 schools during the 2013-2014 school year.

It shows how much African-American and Latino students still lag in terms of opportunities.

The disparity "tears at the moral fabric of our nation," Education Secretary John B. King Jr. told reporters. "What sets the U.S. apart from any other country is the idea that opportunity is universal," he said. "These data show that we still fall far short of that ideal."

[2ndDivisionVet]

I hear the schools in Africa are fabulous.

[rottndog]

Diversity——Equality

Pick ONE....you can’t have both.

[2banana]

If we really cared about educating minorities we would:

Ban teachers unions and institute school choice.

[FlingWingFlyer]

Well Saeed, it’s like this. Barack Hussein Obama has been the president for the past 8 years. Stop your whining and talk to him about it.

[ghosthost]

they won’t accept the dna-shaped elephant in the room. Okay, it’s dna

[Crucial]

I’d say the opportunities for whites are dwindling in choice of college and advancement in one’s career. The Left just keeps beating that drum until anyone successful is beaten down.

[M-cubed]

i have no idea how it works..But i “fweeeel” confidant to judge............

[Dilbert San Diego]

Points to Ponder :

1. Why are we discussing this? Legally segregated schools no longer exist and have not existed for decades.

2. Many school systems with large minority school populations, such as our major cities, are run by minorities. The teachers, principals, school superintendents, etc. in cities with big black populations are themselves black. So by definition, there can be no racism involved.

3. Many of these same places are, politically, run by Democrats. So for our Democrat Education secretary to decry the situation in these schools, makes no sense, since his fellow Democrats run these places.

4. Why do we have such problems after 7 plus years of the Obama era? Obama is a good Democrat. Obama allegedly has compassion as Democrats do, for the poor and downtrodden. What has Obama done to address the problems of inner city schools??

[Bob]

Is there really a gap in terms of opportunities? Might it not actually be a self-inflicted gap in making use of the opportunities that are there? Can’t be actin’ white, doncha know.

[rottndog]

Not DNA....it IS cultural however. For those raised in a culture of hard work and industriousness, equality of opportunity is there.

[dr_lew]

And yet, true racial equality in our education system is yet to materialize.

There's no end to it, is there?

With my advancing age, I have witnessed, and participated in, what is now an historically significant span of these fesitivities, and I'm ready to call it a game.

[EinNYC]

Triple-distilled BS. The blacks and Hispanics lag not in terms of opportunities, but in terms of very much not taking advantage of those opportunities. They are the first ones to act out in a classroom, disrupting the learning for everyone, including themselves. Most of them do not seem to care whether they pass a course or not. They lack ambition to excel or make something of themselves. They are the ones you see cutting classes and walking the halls in herds. They cannot handle anyone having authority over them, be it parent, teacher, or parole officer.

Carrying on and whining about "not having equal opportunity" is SOOOO pass-the-buck-on-blame. They have been handed the opportunity for a free education. It is THEIR choice to not take advantage of this. I am sick of hearing this pack of lies.

[KarlInOhio]

Time for the government to go into full Harrison Bergeron mode on the majority white schools. Forcing the white kids to stop learning will be far easier than bringing up black and latino kids.

[Jay Redhawk]

It is not opportunity that they lack. In the case of blacks it is the lack of home support and the drain on the individual by a sick and twisted hip hop, gangster, basketball culture. As far as Latinos go they are doing fine in areas where they assimilate, but in sh!t holes like L.A. and Houston they suffer from a culture of entitlement. Opportunity is there for the taking if the individual can overcome the negatives of the culture they live in.

[umgud]

It shows how much African-American and Latino students still lag in terms of opportunities performance.

[Dr. Bogus Pachysandra]

https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-average-IQ-of-people-by-country

[petitfour]

At my children’s current public elementary school, I was struck by the racial makeup of the top students. The math team was made up of five white students though one of those was of mixed race. The other five students were Asian, Asian, Asian, Asian, and African. The four Asians were from different parts of Asia. Their families were so proud. The African child is from a family of achievers. They are Christian. All ten of these students come from intact families.

[dfwgator]

It shows how much African-American and Latino students still lag in terms of opportunities.

It's called, "Ambition".

[Eagles6]

Starin’ ‘em right in the face and they still don’t get it.