Pairing the words hypocrisy and affirmative action… might trigger a defensive emotional response from some readers. Nevertheless, that defensive response might be presumptuous or fall victim to objectivity when analyzed more objectively. So, for those who want to fully understand my perspective on public education I’ve written a previous article on public school funding and that article can be found here. (Civilians News – Rodriguez vs Texas Schools)

Nevertheless, today I'm going to once again discuss the landmark ruling in, “Texas Public Schools vs Rodriguez (1973),” and that’s because this is a case which I still believe continues to impact how public schools are STILL… un-equally financed throughout America, today. Whereby, to re-iterate… it was in this landmark decision that America decided decades ago that regional tax revenues justified funding different public schools differently. However, in my opinion… this is one of the worst court decisions in American history that has long plagued this country and has become outdated over time, in turn essentially justifying, “systemic class-ism,” from the onset of childhood development since the 1970’s.

And to clarify public schools in regions with less tax revenue were (and still are) funded less than public schools which reside in wealthier school districts. Also, in retrospect… this decision appears racially biased particularly through the lens of unevenly funded public schools and Affirmative Action procrumbs. Which is to say, “how does this funding system… inter-play with affirmative action, today?” And specifically, how do you send certain kids to an un-evenly funded public school based upon their regional tax revenue… essentially penalizing their entire community for not paying the same amount in taxes as other communities but then you turn around and give those same kids priority concerning college admissions and job placement based upon, “systemic racism?” (IE Affirmative Action?) Which is the main point of today's article.

How is that not hypocritical to sort children at the K-12 level based upon local tax revenues but to then give certain children preference based upon race (IE Affirmative Action) at the college and professional levels? How do you punish a weaker school district for not paying as much in taxes by giving them a weaker public school system only to later on reward those same kids with lesser admissions standards to colleges and university's... as well as job placements? Weren't those children's families just penalized for not contributing as much in taxes?

-William Larsen, Civilians News

PS: And why not fund all public schools evenly? And then put an end to, "Affirmative Action," for good?