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Originally Posted by Rich76_911s
I'm quite certain that no one in my neighborhood would want their kids swap schools with anyone in the Philadelphia School district, which by the way, as of last year, had the highest drop out rate of any public school system in the country. Although I have no evidence of it, it is safe to assume they likely rank in the bottom of the nations school districts.
It's a complex problem and parenting is at the heart of it, but I do believe we are failing at educating our poor, regardless of skin color. We as a nation owe it to our children to get them a decent education, at least up to 12th grade. In the United States the outcomes may not be equal, but public schools need to give equal opportunity so all our children and our nation can succeed.
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I think it comes down to family. You can't get a kid to listen in class if they don't listen at home. You can't get a kid to care about education if their parents tell them education is stupid.
Inner cities tend to have more blacks and hispanics, and thoes environments tend to foster these attitudes. It's socioeconomic, not racial.