Sentences with phrase «economic segregation continues»
Substantial racial and socio - economic segregation continues today, and vast disparities exist between the wealthiest and poorest districts.
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As the department has stated publicly, «many schools and communities continue to suffer the effects of racial segregation, and that many of our nation's largest school districts remain starkly segregated along racial and economic lines.»
In fact, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act perpetuates school - based segregation, giving «upward of $ 70 billion to continue to reinforce patterns of racial and economic separation in American Schools.»
Inequalities of wealth and income have risen steadily for three decades, racial segregation continues, class segregation has deepened, and middle and working class families are fracturing in the face of this economic onslaught, but rather than face these fundamental realities politicians keep pandering to the public and putting forth an endless stream of quick fixes that don't cost any money and don't require real change & mdash as if cosmetic changes in schools are somehow going to offset decades of disinvestment in the public sphere and rising concentrations of poverty.