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The inequalities are greater now than in 92. Some states have equa

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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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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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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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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