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Schools Matter: Charter Schools: Duncan's Laboratories of Resegregation

Schools Matter: Charter Schools: Duncan's Laboratories of Resegregation

Charter Schools: Duncan's Laboratories of Resegregation

Not every charter is all African-American or Hispanic with non-stop test prep, penal pedagogy, and hours that run from 7:30 to 5PM. Some, especially in the South and the West, are all white, offer karate and foreign languages, embrace hands-on learning, and run from 8AM to 2:45, except on Monday when they close at 12:45.

Just like York Preparatory Academy just outside Rock Hill, SC, which serves the white families of the new high end Gates subdivision, where lot prices start near $74,000. With an all-white Board, it's just like schools in the South used to be, back when celebrating Confederate History Month was not such a big deal.

From The Herald:


Local black leaders are concerned that York Preparatory