Upon first glance at the title of this blog, you may think, "What? Schools aren't segregated anymore. That's illegal!" While you are correct that sanctioned segregation of schools is illegal, schools are unknowingly segregated today due to the after-effects of segregation in the 1900s. This is due to factors such as systemic racism and redlining.
What is redlining?
Redlining is a discriminatory practice enacted during the New Deal Era by Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR). FDR established a program to stimulate the economy by giving loans to Americans to buy homes. This may sound great, but this program instilled a wave of systemic racism. FDR began what is known as redlining. The loan program was only offered to certain neighborhoods, leaving the remaining neighborhoods, which were separated by an imaginary red line, high and dry. These neighborhoods were almost always consisting of minority groups, and the neighborhoods in the green zones, that received the loans, were mostly comprised of white Americans.
Redlining segregated minority groups to impoverished areas and has thus led to the segregation of schools. The schools in these areas are home to a majority of minority students, while the wealthier schools in suburban areas have a population consisting of white students. Redlining, in combination with systemic racism, has held back minority groups and students of color from being able to attend schools with better resources. This also ties into the education gap among races here in America. Until there are reparations for racism and segregation, this gap will continue to exist in our country.
Hello Cayenne, thank you for sharing your thoughts on this week’s topic. Your blog post was very insightful. I like how you introduced the topic of redlining. You also share how redlining is still a prominent practice that has been carried out from history. The fact that redlining is still taking place shows us that our history is not that far behind. Students are still being affected by the ignorant beliefs of the past society. You shared how redlining segregated schools by forcing minority students into impoverished areas. The schools with majority minority students are often underfunded with less access to resources and student support. I feel that this is a tactic to try to keep minority students down. All students should have access to the same education. All schools should be able to properly fund their students’ education. We should make sure we give students the same opportunities as one another.
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DeleteThank you for your comment. I totally agree that all students should have access to the same resources and level of education. This may be hard to accomplish, but it is something we need to work towards in order to give students equal opportunity to succeed in life. Many of the students in these poorer areas also do not attend college. In today's world, almost every job requires you to have some kind of degree. I feel that, because of this, we need to make college more accessible to students as well. College is extremely expensive and many people do not get the financial aid that they need.
Hi Cayenne!
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing your opinion on the topic for this week! I really enjoyed reading it. Some things that stood out to me was how you started off the topic and got me pulled in as a reader. I think it is so sad how schools are still to this day being segregated and how as much as people try and show others the issue, it is truly up the person and their heart to open their eyes and have a reflective mindset to this topic which can be extremely disheartening whenever it is not the answer, we all want to see in the world. I also appreciate you talking about redlining and defining the definition and the backstory with FDR and time period. I also really liked how you interrupted the readings into your blog post and gave us a refresher and insight into your opinions of what we just learned and read about.
Hi Cayenne, I believe that schools still being segregated is so frustrating. I wish there was a change being made sooner rather than later. I am glad you highlighted redlining because I believe more people need to be aware that it is still a thing.
ReplyDeleteHi Cayenne! Thank you so much for posting! I completely agree with you that schools nowadays are unknowingly segregated. It really upsets me that it is 2022 and school are segregated. I think all students should be able to have access to the same level of education and the resources needed in education.
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