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Education

GaryM

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7. Do democrats have a plan to fix this?

Reply to YvonneCa (Reply #6)

Tue Jan 9, 2018, 05:17 PM

Jan 2018

We talk about education all the time, but is this something we’re willing to fix?

Totally agree that this cannot be blamed all on republicans.

I was shocked that a young person with such potential and a clear vision for her life ultimately accepted “being educated to serve the privileged who can pay $50k a year for high school.

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Have you heard This American Life episode 550: Three Miles? [View all] GaryM Jan 2018 OP

'Allowed to continue' because it's been in repugs' interest to see to deterioration of the populace, elleng Jan 2018 #1

The two schools in the show are both in the South Bronx, hardly a Republicn stronghold. PoindexterOglethorpe Jan 2018 #2

I attended public schools, I know the 'myth' is not universally accurate. elleng Jan 2018 #3

Another myth is that there is some one easy fix PoindexterOglethorpe Jan 2018 #4

Repugs accuse Dems of suggesting there is an easy fix. elleng Jan 2018 #5

Yes. Emphatically YES. n/t YvonneCa Jan 2018 #6

Do democrats have a plan to fix this? GaryM Jan 2018 #7