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Addressing School Segregation in NJ

The document discusses the ongoing issue of school segregation in New Jersey, highlighting the unequal educational opportunities faced by Black and Latino students compared to their white counterparts. Despite historical efforts to desegregate schools, a significant percentage of Black students still attend highly segregated schools, with calls for change remaining unaddressed. The author expresses concern over the political implications of this issue, suggesting that it may lead to public disillusionment with government efforts to combat racial inequality.

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Addressing School Segregation in NJ

The document discusses the ongoing issue of school segregation in New Jersey, highlighting the unequal educational opportunities faced by Black and Latino students compared to their white counterparts. Despite historical efforts to desegregate schools, a significant percentage of Black students still attend highly segregated schools, with calls for change remaining unaddressed. The author expresses concern over the political implications of this issue, suggesting that it may lead to public disillusionment with government efforts to combat racial inequality.

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Political Analytics

Xea J. Goolsby

POLS-1030-L01 - American Government

September 6,2024
Race & Ethnicity

The issue of segregation in schools has been a major concern for equal education

rights in New Jersey. Despite the efforts made to desegregate schools, many schools in

New Jersey are still unfair and separate educational environments that do not support a

diverse and inclusive education system. For instance, Black and Latino students would

not get fair education like the white students would. Segregation started in 1895 with

white schools separated from Black schools. Black schools would attain the older and

worn-out materials. while the white school had the newer materials. Then Brown vs.

Board of Education made segregation deemed unconstitutional. According to New

York Times article since then no one is moving fast enough to help with segregation.

This event affects me because the states still deal with racism in the schools and

unfortunately there are still people who hope to stay segregated in this cruel world.

According to data from the National Center for Education Statistics, as of the 2017-

2018 academic year, nearly 30% of Black students in New Jersey attend intensely

segregated schools, with less than 1% white enrollment. New Jersey is the sixth most

segregated state for black race and the seventh for the Latino race. This affects the

black race more because we have endured this kind of treatment for years. Even

though Dr. King and the others fought for peace. It still seems like we have yet to get

justice for the segregation, injustice, and unfair treatment in this world today. This is

an issue that must be addressed and handled in order to live in a peaceful nation. We

can only hope and pray they would care enough to try and make a change for a better

future and livelihood. Furthermore, New York Times Article’ states: state’s attorney
general, Matthew J. Platkin, opened the door to compromise. He suggested that the

parties enlist a mediator and begin settlement talks, thrusting New Jersey into an

inadvertent starring national role. Which doesn’t really solve this problem but more like

making it not a big deal to the state in my opinion. This event affects the political process

because it will cause the people think that the government doesn’t care about how people

are treated. Also, it could affect if people will vote or not based on the racial issues going

on today.

Work cited pages:

Facing Entrenched School Segregation, New Jersey Tries Something New - The New York Times
([Link])

Digest of Education Statistics-Most Current Digest Tables

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