The solution to racisim is not racism. It is great to see Al Sharpton and Newt Ginrich together on educational reform, but they begin their conversation talking about race. Untill we have ONE curriculum for rich and poor, "red and yellow, black and white," we will not have educational equality--or excellence. Untill all kids who live in the same town and who are in the same grade sit at the same tables and read the same books and take the same tests and are held to the same standards, we will continue to to have huge disparities in the mesaurable performance of public school children.
Until policy makers actually have to use the schools they foist on the rest of us, "reform" will just be so much hot air. It's August. 'Tis the season for politicians and media pundits to be deeply concerned about "reform."
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