The data collected by these community organizations demonstrate that half a century later. Whether segregated or not, whether by conscious design or through unconscious acceptance, public schools still offer young people of color an unequal, inferior education.
Unequal education is clearly a form of racial discrimination.
It is easiest to not acknowledge race as a dynamic, even when disparities fall significantly along racial lines. It is also easiest to point the finger at inequities in the overall society, thereby relieving the school system of any responsibility. But if this embedded pattern of institutional racism is to be remedied, each institution, including our school systems, must take responsibility for doing its part to change things. Ignoring racial disparities like those detailed in this report will not make them go away. To the contrary, at all levels policy makers and school officials must replace colorblindness with race consciousness.