[camle]

there's a big difference between forced segregation - the kind outlawed decades ago, and voluntary segregation, as in freedom to live where you chose.

attempts to "correct" voluntary segregation are bound to create more ill will than they'd solve.

[FITZ]

The government should quit worrying about race. Turn the schools back to their communities and things would improve.

[TontoKowalski]

I think you've got it. Resegregation stems from the poor quality of schools. It is generally true that white Americans make more money than black Americans, and that they can afford different means to acquire a better education for their children. Maybe that means moving. Maybe that means private schools.

We, as part of a national policy, doom millions of black children to an incomplete education. They will be ill-prepared to compete in a market economy and contribute to society as a whole.

While I believe that it is the responsibility of the parent to insure a quality education for their children, we do have to recognize that while all parents want their children to succeed, some just don't have any idea of what to do, because they haven't been prepared.

I really believe that vouchers are our only hope.

[elisabeth]

You hit the nail on the head. I have been in many schools, and with rare exception, the more diverse a school is (with respect to income, ethnicity, or whatever), the worse it is. This is why it drives me crazy that people keep pushing the idea that we have to have diversity. Diversity=poor education. I will send my kids to private schools with the smallest amount of diversity possible.