Perspectives: Abandoning Brown and ‘[Race]ing’ Backwards on K-12 Education
The recent, well-publicized U.S. Supreme Court desegregation cases make it much tougher for school districts to achieve racial diversity and eliminate racially isolated public school systems. In addressing the use of race by Seattle and Louisville school districts in student assignments, Chief Justice John Roberts declared, “the way to stop discrimination on the basis of race is to stop discriminating on the basis of race.”
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July 19th, 2007 at 4:32 pm
Roberts had it right when he said “the way to stop discrimination on the basis of race is to stop discriminating on the basis of race.” Clarence Thomas took his view of desegration even further showing that he felt insulted that so many people believe that the only way a minority student can get a good education is by sitting near caucasian students. I concur. I believe that all schools should be held to the same standards of academic excellence and adequate funding no matter what the student body looks like or how much money the average child’s household brings in.