Gordon's Corner

 Yes, school segregation is still a problem in 2022, contributing to an inequity in education that negatively affects not only communities of color but society as a whole. The problem regarding school segregation is embedded in the Post World War 2 economic boom. Where ordinary citizens assisted by loans could buy homes to further their community's wealth and to help accumulate generational wealth that would snowball down the line. White Americans benefited from these loans greatly; however, Americans of color were barred from these loan practices, which led to areas of cheap housing that created a wealth inequality that still affects black communities today. This wealth inequality would be unjust on it's own, but it trcikles down into being a much bigger problem for the success of the black community down the line. There are many ways that this lack of wealth sets communities of color back but we will look at how it affects public schooling. In Texas almost half of public scho...

The ability of students to perform well in school is inextricably tied to the funding a student is given to finance their education. This has been true since the time of the Romans when public schooling was non-existent, and the way a Roman citizen would become educated was through hiring a Greek tutor, who would teach their students in a costly one-on-one setting. In modern times, teachers are divided into classrooms with dozens of students; while it is good that many students make use of one teacher's salary, each student needs their own funding to succeed. Books, paper, writing tools, and so many other things are all required by students so they can interact with the material to a sufficient enough degree that they can absorb it, but to get material to students, that can be done very cheaply. An example of extremely low-budget education would be to give each student a textbook with only works explaining the topic in detail. This method wouldn't work for a few reasons, but th...