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It's not just race, it's also class. Especially in areas with a lot of students in private schools, public schools are defunded until they cannot achieve.
In parts of the south after desegregation, there was 'white flight' to private schools and the public schools were left to decline.
The only path to quality education is to force all levels of society to have a direct stake in it's success. Technically, they do, but many people do not understand this. If Paris Hilton or GWB had been forced to attend an inner-city school, their parents would have made sure that there was enough money for books.
Certainly, part of the problem is parents who have been through the system and have given up. The other side of the problem is the system composed of civil servants and run by politicians, many of who have also given up. At this point the system is so overwhelmed that many resources are just being diverted to keeping children safe.
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