Segregation in Education Today

In an article called, “Segregation Prominent in Schools, Study Finds” from The New York Times, Motoko Rich discusses a major issue with education in the United States. According to the Department of Education Data, white students are concentrated in schools with other white students, leaving children of other races segregated in different schools and classrooms. A report from the Civil Rights Project at the University of California stated, “Across the country, forty-three percent of Latinos and thirty-eight percent of blacks attend schools where less than ten percent are whites” (The New York Times). Segregation is not only limited to racism, but also to low-income or poor children. Blacks and Latinos are twice as likely as white and Asian children to attend schools where a considerable majority is poor. Moreover, schools with mostly poor students are more likely to have fewer resources and inexperienced teachers, which greatly affects their academic lives.

         The article is important because not only does it present a substantial issue, but also brings into consideration that this great issue is not mentioned by Barrack Obama, who is a product of excellent school and education, or Mitt Romney. If neither of the campaigns consider this matter, than the nation will be under a huge threat of being an unsuccessful multiracial society.