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Apartheid education, rarely mentioned in the press or openly confr

Apartheid education, rarely mentioned in the press or openly confronted even among once-progressive educators, is alive and well and rapidly increasing now in the United States. – Jonathan Kozol

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At that time, I had recently finished a book called Amazing Grace, which many people tell me is a very painful book to read. Well, if it was painful to read, it was also painful to write. I had pains in my chest for two years while I was writing that book. – Jonathan Kozol

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amazing
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During the decades after Brown v. Board of Education there was terrific progress. Tens of thousands of public schools were integrated racially. During that time the gap between black and white achievement narrowed. – Jonathan Kozol

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Education
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No Child Left Behinds fourth-grade gains arent learning gains, theyre testing gains. Thats why they dont last. The law is a distraction from things that really count. – Jonathan Kozol

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Learning
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Nature has always had more force than education. – Voltaire

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Education

Ive never let my school interfere with my education. – Mark Twain

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Theres a need for accepting responsibility – for a persons life and making choices that are not just ones for immediate short-term comfort. You need to make an investment, and the investment is in health and education. – Buzz Aldrin

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Education

With Michigans economic future on the line, we cant afford to have our 500 local school districts marching in different directions. Instead, we need a high standards, mandatory curriculum to get all our students on the road to higher education and a good paying job. – Jennifer Granholm

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Education

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Men now monopolize the upper levels… depriving women of their rightful share of opportunities for incompetence. – Laurence J. Peter

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We all have an interest in making sure teens grow up healthy and drug-free. – John Walters

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parenting

I like starting. Its pretty cool. – Al Leiter

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I was always trying to make up for my size, to compensate. So to get people to take you seriously, you have to come at things with a great deal of strength. You have to emphasize that the way you are is unusual. That you dont come along every day. – Linda Hunt

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