Human Rights at Home and Abroad: Past, Present, and Future

Negative impacts are often the result of racially segregated schools such as low retention rates,
poor reading levels, high student teacher ratios, less qualified teachers, and lower expectations. In most
cases children of color usually do better when attending a majority white school. It is not because other
children of color are incapable of doing well; it is just because they do not have the best resources. Most
of these schools which majority minority students attend usually lack good media and Internet centers,
newer and more computers, newer buildings, and more classes for advance students (Feagin 2008).
Despite the Brown vs. Broad of Education case, segregated schools still exist. Four out of ten black and
Latino children were at extremely segregated schools which 90 to 100 percent were children of color
(Feagin 2008). A large majority of these students are not prepared for college. Many minority parents
complain about underfunded and discriminatory educational systems. Minorities that live in poor
neighborhoods do not have any or little political influence over the politicians who control the
government money necessary for creating equal school opportunities. According to the ninth edition of
Racial and Ethnic Relations text book, as the country becomes more diverse, this lack of skills will
become even more of a disadvantage in social and political interactions, and in getting jobs with globally
focused companies and government agencies (Feagin 2008). According to the ninth edition of Racial and
Ethnic Relation text book, as the country becomes more diverse, this lack of skills will become even more
of a disadvantage in social and political interactions, and in getting jobs with globally focused companies
and government agencies (Feagin 2008).
Many Hispanics students drop-out because they have difficulties with the English language. If
you cannot speak English in the United States it can be quite hard for a person to understand and finish
school. English is a necessity for all subjects. Comprehensive skill is relevant no matter what level of
education you are in. Writing is also important. Since, most of these students are brought up not knowing
how to speak proper English they usually do not know how to write grammatically correct. These
students often score lower than average on the SAT‘s, making it hard for them to get into college.
However, SAT scores generally rise with two things: the income and education levels of their parents—a
fact borne out in the 2010 College Board profile report (Abdul-Alim 2010).
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