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Question:
Hello, what do you think of school vouchersAnd, the discrepancy between inner-city schools and suburban schools with funding
Answer:
In his book Shame of a Nation, Jonathan Kozol documents the vast difference in public-school funding between schools that serve Black and brown students and those that serve white students. This distinction, by the way, is not difficult to make because, as Kozol documents, schools are more segregated than ever before in our history.
Vouchers are not a good solutionhowever, until school funding is equalized, I don’t see how I can be against them. I am fortunate enough to give my children the best possible education. I’d like that option to be open to everyone. The problem is that if the best and brightest leave the public-school system, what happens to the kids left behind
