Quote by Jonathan Kozol
During the decades after Brown v. Board of Education there was ter

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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The primary victims of Katrina, those who were given the least help by the government, those rescued last or not at all, were overwhelmingly people of color largely hidden from the mainstream of society. – Jonathan Kozol

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But for the children of the poorest people were stripping the curriculum, removing the arts and music, and drilling the children into useful labor. Were not valuing a child for the time in which she actually is a child. – Jonathan Kozol

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We are now operating a school system in America thats more segregated than at any time since the death of Martin Luther King. – Jonathan Kozol

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Theres only one thing that can kill the movies, and thats education. – Will Rogers

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As skills and energy became more of a demand, people who didnt have skills just got left behind, got shuttled to the side. Education didnt keep up with their promise. Education didnt prepare them for this new world. Jobs went overseas. – Julian Bond

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Increased awareness and education could be a great help toward improving spending and saving habits and increasing participation and contribution levels to retirement plans. – Ron Lewis

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We never had it as rough as the kids have it today. Look at the price of a gallon of gas or a piece of real estate or a college education. – Suze Orman

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