School Segregation in New York City with New York Times Magazine, ChalkBeat Reporters | BK Live

New York City is the city with the most segregated school system in the country. Last week the Department of Education decided to take some small steps to alleviate the problem, like using variables other than race, like income and language.
To help us understand how our schools have remained so segregated, and what these latest steps could mean for our kids are guests: Nikole Hannah-Jones, whose recent New York Times Magazine article, "Choosing a School for My Daughter," made the story intensely personal; Patrick Wall, Senior Reporter for ChalkBeat, which covers education online; and Nicole Mader, Data Analyst for Inside Schools NYC & the Center for New York City Affairs.
Learn more:
www.nikolehannahjones.com
www.chalkbeat.org
www.insideschools.org
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[@DaveWard-xc7vd]

If you exclude black and hispanic student scores America becomes competitive again. The most recent PISA results, from 2015, placed the U.S. an unimpressive 38th out of 71 countries in math and 24th in science. When US racial and ethnic groups are separately compared with other countries, Asian and white students regularly perform at or near the top of international rankings, while black and Hispanic students typically rank at or near the bottom. Source: www.google.com/url?q=files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED535873.pdf&sa=U&ved=0ahUKEwjnlfWh6MvcAhWptVkKHT_wB_sQFggTMAI&usg=AOvVaw2FUUkhchMTGMSg2cZFAMqV

[@virgingrandpa1920]

Just one comment: 'Shutup and study.'

[@DaveWard-xc7vd]

Segregation is not about race. It is about culture.

[@9207dl]

Without discipline there can be no learning. Without parents supporting their children, loving and encouraging their children to obey the rules their can be no quality teachers or administrators. It’s exhausting for all. I’m from the South and I am a product of public schools during the years of segregation and the Cuban immigrant years. Once the dust settled we all survived. Children were fine and made lifetime friends. New Orleans has a very diverse culture. Please come visit.

[@MultiSmartass1]

So you write off segregation and it's pernicious influence and then say New Orleans is a diverse city avd you ask people to visit? Not interested in visiting a racist city . Diversity won't change that fact .

[@lusciouskollektibles8663]

She's colored. You're not going to segregate her?

[@dangercat9188]

Lol. No wonder I've never had any white friends. Not that that's what I'm looking for it's just that here in nyc, you're either segregated or all minorities are lumped into one group so that's why I've had friends that are latino, Chinese, Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi, Egyptian, Jamaican, Haitian, African American but I've never met a white person because of the segregation. It was until I went to college where I met some Ukrainian and Russian students and that's pretty much it lol.

[@richardchartier3023]

Well we will be the ones to achieve. Segregation is the best way. Others are still hanging on to old ideas. This is not a new idea foul up move its a literal concept that'll bring prosperity not just in monetary value. It's money that corrupts so says the Bible.

[@troyroberts4196]

Get ride of schools and let the parents teach them. Kids will learn. American teachers are the worst in the world.

[@nicethangz6339]

Open borders for Israel!

[@jacktran7024]

Huh? Israel the friend of china

[@larrywize]

Those talking heads sure were hoping this issue was a "Deep South" or red state issue. Liberals make me laugh.

[@BalthasarRodellega]

Love this comment!

[@dangercat9188]

They said that because that's where segregation was known be back in the day. But of course things changed. I'm a New Yorker and it's still shocking to me that a place that's known to have people from all over the world is so segregated. Even in one neighborhood you'd see an all black school, an all Asian school, a Hispanic school, a white school etc. And they could all be just a few blocks away from each other. It's crazy lol.

[@HarlemSexyBlaqkat]

The segregation is class division too. Parents with money and connections are using screen schools to self segregate.