Resegregation of American Public Schools

America’s school system and student population remains segregated, by race and class. The inequalities that exist in schools today result from more than just poorly managed schools; they reflect the racial and socioeconomic inequities of society as a whole. Most of the problems of schools boil down to either racism in and outside the school or financial disparity between wealthy and poor school districts. Because schools receive funding through local property taxes, low-income communities start at an economic disadvantage. Less funding means fewer resources, lower quality instruction and curricula, and little to no community involvement. Even when low-income schools manage to find adequate funding, the money doesn’t solve all the school’s

There are more people of the Hispanic and Latino race in Baltimore now than in the 1980’s. The number of African

The Table provides the exact percentage on graduation by race for the state and national level. Asians had the highest graduation rate, followed by whites, then Hispanics and Latinos, and ending with Blacks. On the state Level there is a 12.2 percent difference between the groups with higher rates and those with lower. However, on the National level there is a 15 percent

As Americans moved west, they multiplied at an amazing rate; population was doubling every 25 years

2004). According to Squires and Kubrin black and white segregation still continues to rise and

In the state of Florida there were 2,634,822 students enrolled in public K-12. The average student to teacher ratio in the state of Florida is 15.7. Out of the total number of students in the state of Florida 1,109,189 were White. This means Whites are the majority by almost half. Children who were Hispanic and enrolled were 675,724. Hispanics make up about 25% of public school enrollments. The number of black students enrolled were 580,588, coming out to about 22% of the total enrolled population. All other races come out to about 3% of the population. ("Florida Public Schools - View All Public Schools in

In Southern California, whites are no longer the majority in public schools. Throughout my years in school, from kindergarten to high school, Hispanics and Asians were the majority. There were no whites in the schools I attended. There were few white teachers in my schools who practiced racial mimicry.

Looking at these percentages I can see where other races than white feel they are the minority, America is predominantly white. To me this is similar to what the teachers were feeling just on a very large scale. I believe that if the percentages changed and the minority becomes white, we would feel the same.

In a 2010 census the population in Texas the population was estimated to be 25,145,561. The 2010 census confirmed a population growth of 20.6%from the previous census back in 2000were the estimated population was at 20,851,820. This percentage may seem like a big number but it is a steady and for the most part a very accurate calculation for the Texas population. The largest increase in the population of Texas was between the years of 1850 through 1860 were the population was 212,592 and shot up to 604,215. Giving this ten year period a 184.2%. (US Census)

The author believes that desegregation should be pursued in all schools. He persuades his audience using powerful word choice, evidence, and reasoning.

New York, Texas, Florida, and Pennsylvania. This is mostly because these areas are highly populated

I am teaching U.S. History at Merrillville High School. Though having one or two students who are on the college-bound trek, the classes are the general trek of courses. In my classes, African-Americans make up the largest portion of the population at 60% while Hispanics are second with 18% and whites are 13.8%. Correspondingly, according to city-data.com, the student body broadly reflects the demographics of Merrillville. This, in contrast, is markedly different from the demographics where I attended high school; La Porte High School. In the La Porte School system, whites are the majority at 79% followed by Hispanics at 12% then, African-Americans at 2.8%. Similarly, the demographics of the La Porte are also reflected in the

It is crucial to acknowledge that my population encompasses a wide range of cultures since it is very diverse. Latino can refer to Cuban, Puerto Rican, Mexican, Ecuadorian, Peruvian, Colombian, Honduran, Guatemalan, Venezuelan, Dominicans, and the list goes on. In this study, I hope to get a good representation of the large population and to make sure I do so, I have decided to gather my sample from 3 different regions. This would be done to stray away from biases or community racial domination. In consequence, I would assure that the 3 high school and 3 college

just two decades ago but at the century’s end, Asian Americans with roots in India,

The population of those who are between the ages of forty-five and sixty-four is 22,074, which makes up 20.24% of the population. Finally, the population of those who are sixty-five and older is 7,285, which accounts for 6.68% of the population. Race is also broken down into four segments: White, Black, Asian and Pacific Islander, and Hispanic. The White segment is made of 29,138 and accounts for 26.33% of the population. The Black segment consists of a population of 56,672, which accounts for 51.22% of the population. The Asian and Pacific Islander segment has a population of 3,273, which accounts for 2.96% of the population. Lastly, the Hispanic segment has a population of 21,556, which accounts for 19.5% of the population. The average percentage of the population in family households in the three zip codes is 64.67%. Those over twenty-five years of age with a college education has a population of 17,043, which accounts for 15.51% of the population. For further brake down of this information, refer to Appendix B.