DailyKenn.com — Leftist extremists continue to struggle with the obvious. Or, more likely, they are simply ignoring it.
The obvious is that people groups biologically differ from others. Hence, the concept of 'race' remains in public records.
Besides skin tone, hair texture, eye color, facial features, and proneness to various ailments, races also differ in intellectual capabilities.
The obvious doesn't mesh with Marxist doctrine that prefers to blame disparate outcomes on social injustice. Hence, the row in an Albuquerque Public School district in New Mexico where white parents resist efforts to force their children into schools tailored for students with race-based special needs.
Viz:
A recent study by the nonpartisan education watchdog, Available to All, reveals that rigid school attendance zones contribute to the exclusion of many students of color and low-income families from prestigious K-12 public schools.
This finding is particularly significant as the United States approaches the 70th anniversary of the landmark Brown v. Board of Education decision, which aimed to end legal segregation in public schools. Despite this historic ruling, the study indicates a resurgence of inequality in school access as the nation's population becomes more diverse.
Key points from the study include:
School segregation between Black and white students has regressed to levels not seen since 1968.
American families lack robust legal protections regarding public school access, with researchers identifying widespread legal discrimination and non-neutral enrollment policies entrenched in state laws.
Loopholes in these policies allow school officials to selectively admit students based on addresses or other criteria, leading to the exclusion of low-income families. In some cases, these families are even criminally prosecuted for attempting to enroll their children in elite public schools outside their designated boundaries.
Examples cited in the report illustrate how:
Some parents are required to pay "tuition" for their children to attend public schools outside their district of residence.
Certain public schools become exclusive due to influence from interest groups or small parent cohorts. For instance, a top-ranked school in Tampa, Florida, was found to operate within an attendance zone that replicates a racially discriminatory redlining map from 1936, effectively excluding many nearby low-income students.
The mechanism behind this exclusionary system involves:
School districts establishing boundaries and assigning schools based on residential addresses, a practice permitted or mandated in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
"Educational redlining" perpetuating unequal access to quality education, as wealthier families tend to reside in areas with better schools, exacerbating resource disparities.
In Albuquerque, New Mexico, for example:
La Cueva High School, situated in the affluent Northeast Heights, offers numerous Advanced Placement (AP) classes and boasts multiple booster clubs.
In contrast, Rio Grande High School in the predominantly Hispanic South Valley struggles to provide AP classes and college prep courses, highlighting resource discrepancies.
Additionally, the report reveals that some school districts resort to hiring private detectives to enforce attendance boundaries and deter families from seeking enrollment outside their assigned zones.
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