Separate & Unequal: American Education w Camille Walsh
Separate & Unequal: American Education w Camille Walsh
Appears in this episode
In this episode with Camille Walsh:
We discuss the state of American public schools, and how it is meant to uphold racism and inequality by design. We also talk about her book Racial Taxation
Detroit Public Schools:
Grosse Pointe High Schools
I wasn’t kidding when I said “It looks like a castle”
Show Notes:
1:00 - Who is a taxpayer and what is taxpayer money?
4:35 - Parents and Taxpayer Association
8:30 - Slavery, Reconstruction and the Rise of Property-tax funded local schools
10:00 - Emergence of “Separate and Unequal”
12:30 - Milliken v. Bradley
22:00 - Samantha Bee and Jason Jones’ supporting School Segregation
27:38 - Do we have a right to an education in America?
33:00 - Segregation Vouchers and Charter Schools
36:00 - Why didn’t the Federal government step in?
38:00 - School Boards and what is allowed to be taught
39:00 - Why Texas controls all public education?
43:00 - Advice for concerned parents
44:00 - I diss Guilford Public Schools a bit (nothing personal)
45:00 - University and State Residency Requirements in Education
Are you happy with your public schools?
Separate & Unequal: American Education w Camille Walsh
The other argument against the "taxpayer money" meme is that these funds belong to the public now, not just the "taxpayers." The "public" is composed of all citizens. We supposedly settled this issue when we dropped voting rights based on property in the early 19th century. The particular reason that someone pays a particular tax does should be divorced from how that money is spent. Property taxes that are based on real estate should be considered as the property "owner" getting exclusive right to land that was created 5 billion years ago. The land really belongs to everyone.