The phenomenon of "isolation" in American primary and secondary school education is serious

A latest study shows that there are still significant race/ethnic isolation and economic isolation in primary and secondary schools in the United States.

Residential isolation and school isolation are the key factor that hinders American social liquidity and opportunities. If you want to solve these problems, you must clearly understand the models and trends of long -lasting race/ethnic inequality and economic inequality. The "isolation index" jointly developed by the University of Southern California and Stanford University scholars was officially launched in May this year, and began to provide data for tracking and inspecting the residence isolation and school isolation in the United States.

The R & D team analyzed the situation in the larger school district of the United States from 1991 to 2020 and found that the living isolation index of white people and African descent rose by 35%, and the living isolation index of white people and Asians rose more than doubled. The economic isolation index between race/ethnic groups rose by 47%. Schools areolations are mostly common in school districts. Students with different race/ethnic or economic backgrounds have uneven distribution in each school district. However, between schools in the same school district, the race/ethnic isolation index and the economic isolation index have also risen.

Ann Owens, an associate professor of the Department of Sociology at the University of Southern California, said that the isolation of schools will cause educational opportunities and inequality, and the rapid rise in the rapid rise in schools in the university requires further strengthening education. Factors such as housing burden, inequality of income, gap between racial wealth, immigration models, and family residential communities have affect the isolation of the school. These are unable to control the educational policy makers, but they can relieve school isolation by improving the admission policy to alleviate school isolation. Essence For example, the school districts implement a voluntary socio -economic integration project, distribute admission to students according to the social and economic background of students, and encourage school selection policies that are conducive to social and economic integration.

Owens believes that the US government should increase investment in public schools to attract students with different family backgrounds, and train teachers and school leaders to make them have teaching activities for students who are race/ethnic and economic backgrounds. Skill. State and national policies should evaluate the effectiveness of school education to promote equality in accordance with the integration and resource allocation indicators. This study revealed the urgency of the problem of exacerbation of schools in the university district. The "isolation index" helps policy makers to understand how urban planning, housing and education policies are intertwined with each other, so as to help policy makers come up with improvement Fusion plan.

Source: China Social Science Network-Journal of Social Sciences of China

Author: Wang Youran/Compilation

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