Segregation in Schools Today

     The compelling question still stands, why are schools still segregated? One might think to themselves, well I went to a diverse school how could schools still be segregated in our times when that was banned years ago. Well, the story of gentrification goes on and on. Just like we have previously talked about before, we learned that certain areas of towns will continue to grow business causing the price to rise in certain districts which makes it harder for those who are not well off; typically minorities, to purchase land and live in a wealthier area. This cycle has been going on for hundreds of years and is most providently seen now that there are no real segregation rules. We see the poor continuing to get poorer and the rich continuing to get richer. The worst part about it is it is not that noticeable to a lot of people. When someone buys a not-so-nice house in a poorer neighborhood but completely remodels it the cycle starts. Neighboring houses around will begin to get gentrified as well and those who already lived in the neighborhood will have to pay higher property taxes and things like such. This cycle brought us to the segregated school we see today which are a direct cause of gentrification. Minorities are often lower in tax bracket than white people and we can see this in the wealth of certain school systems. Schools in nicer areas will have better resources and outlets for their students to succeed after grade school while poorer schools which typically consist of minorities will not, leading to the continuing cycle I mentioned earlier that the poor stay poor while the rich get richer.