SEGREGATION IN SCHOOLS

Segregation in Schools

Segregation in Schools

Introduction

The educational system of United States is developed in a divergent manner; providing quality education for the development of its population. The system is recognized world-wide for its quality, and is the cornerstone of cultural, scientific, technological, economic and social development of the nation. However, there is one issue that plagues the success of the educational system in the public schools of the U.S. This issue relates to the segregation of some of the public schools. This essay will further elaborate the issue and discuss the challenges posed by school segregation.

Discussion

General Objectives of Education Policy

Educational policies are based on certain objectives that direct the activities of the sector, and establish its regulatory background, as well. These objectives include the encouragement of improvements in the governance of the Ministry of Education, supporting the control of its processes, the alignment of organizational structures and implementation of innovative models of leadership that contribute towards educational quality and public perceptions of services provided by the Secretariat. A school is an interactive, social environment; that seeks to improve the intellectual capabilities of its students, making them productive assets to the country (Arrighi, 154).

Segregation in the United States

Segregation on the basis of income defines the social areas in cities, with neighborhoods divided between low, middle, and higher incomes. Segregation on the basis of life cycle considers the tendency of neighborhoods to be dominated by people at certain stages of their lives, from young adult singles to families with children, to empty nesters and elderly enclaves (Foster, 52). Social scientists are more concerned with this segregation because it seems to be less voluntary than the other forms; indicates profound social tensions, or stems from discrimination.

The idea of segregation has often resulted in narrow race relations by allowing, for example, a person of a race to work as a servant for a person of another race. Segregation results in physical separation of the races, which can also take the form of the obligation to attend races data, for example, schools and hospitals exclusively for their use. De facto segregation, on the other hand, is segregation that occurs as a matter of fact without the imposition of law. This type of segregation occurs when local or state laws provide for segregation. All such laws were abolished in the United States by the mid-1960s. Segregation has generated heated debates in the United States, resulting in widespread dissent and demands for reform. Segregation in schools was declared unconstitutional in the United States from the year 1954 onwards. The Supreme Court U.S. condemns and discourages the schooling systems that justify the segregation school name of the axiom “separate but equal”. The Black community welcomed this decision as a major victory in their fight for legitimate rights. With the demise of de jure segregation, attention has shifted to de facto.

De facto refers to segregation by chance or circumstance (Bell, 54). Created by social and economic patterns and other determinates, this segregation is ...