Quote by Jonathan Kozol
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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When I was teaching in the 1960s in Boston, there was a great deal of hope in the air. Martin Luther King Jr. was alive, Malcolm X was alive great, great leaders were emerging from the southern freedom movement. – Jonathan Kozol

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Freedom
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The inequalities are greater now than in 92. Some states have equalized per-pupil spending but they set the equal level very low, so that wealthy districts simply raise extra money privately. – Jonathan Kozol

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Money
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Instead of seeing these children for the blessings that they are, we are measuring them only by the standard of whether they will be future deficits or assets for our nations competitive needs. – Jonathan Kozol

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Future
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The very spring and root of honesty and virtue lie in good education. – Plutarch

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Education

I have a greater goal – to empower young people through music education. – Ruben Studdard

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Education

Many of those who argue for vouchers say that they simply want to use competition to improve public education. I dont think it works that way, and Ive been watching this for a longtime. – Jonathan Kozol

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Education

Ladies and gentlemen: There can be no greater investment in Alabamas future than an investment in education. – Bob Riley

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Education

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