The fact of the matter was that desegregation was not the magic bullet that it was portrayed to be.
Instead of putting the money into ensuring that substandard classrooms were brought up to the highest standard and that all children benefited from the same high level resources in which ever classroom, they went down a route which did not …
The fact of the matter was that desegregation was not the magic bullet that it was portrayed to be.
Instead of putting the money into ensuring that substandard classrooms were brought up to the highest standard and that all children benefited from the same high level resources in which ever classroom, they went down a route which did not work and doomed many -- something which I believe is now quietly acknowledged.
As an aside -- my parents sent me to a private school which was a long bus journey from my home. For the last few years of high school I took the train. In the end I very much appreciated the education but the bus rides were hell on earth at times. There are reasons why even though the state high school near us had problems (really low rate of going on to higher education etc) , I wanted my children there including to be able to walk to school. In the end, they appreciated their education and have all done well.
The fact of the matter was that desegregation was not the magic bullet that it was portrayed to be.
Instead of putting the money into ensuring that substandard classrooms were brought up to the highest standard and that all children benefited from the same high level resources in which ever classroom, they went down a route which did not work and doomed many -- something which I believe is now quietly acknowledged.
As an aside -- my parents sent me to a private school which was a long bus journey from my home. For the last few years of high school I took the train. In the end I very much appreciated the education but the bus rides were hell on earth at times. There are reasons why even though the state high school near us had problems (really low rate of going on to higher education etc) , I wanted my children there including to be able to walk to school. In the end, they appreciated their education and have all done well.