Real structural racism exists in U.S. public school systems

Real structural racism exists in America's public-school systems, reported Xinhua, quoting a recent report by The Wall Street Journal.

An article titled "The Real Structural Racism" published Monday cited data and examples to conclude that these systems failed to provide African-American students with the basic education they will need to get ahead.

For instance, it said, of 27 U.S. urban school districts that reported their results for 2019, not a single one can say a majority of the African-American eighth graders are proficient in either math or reading.

The systems only channel money into the "existing failed structure, eliminate tests that expose its failure, and impose race-based preference to make up for it," the article said.

"In the past, progressives tried to lift black achievement. Today, they have given up," it said.