Analysis: Charter Schools Adding To Segregation In Florida Schools

The Orlando Sentinel (5/3, Weber) reports that the paper's analysis finds that "segregation is making a comeback in Florida's public schools with the new wave of charter schools springing up across the state. One out of eight charter schools has a student body with 90 percent or more of a single race or ethnicity." This ratio is one out of 12 in "traditional public schools. Those top heavy charters are adding to the list of out-of-balance public schools that have perplexed educators since integration 40 years ago." Despite efforts to integrate schools, "the charter trend is toward segregation, and more of the charters with skewed enrollments may be on the way."