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"That is quite a bit more than high-quality schooling." Yeah, it sounds almost like European-level. Seriously, nothing mentioned there should strike as exceptio
by Iv 8y ago
"That is quite a bit more than high-quality schooling." Yeah, it sounds almost like European-level. Seriously, nothing mentioned there should strike as exceptional in a rich country.
"And does the touted "closing" of the black-white achievement gap persist if white students receive the same treatment?"
That would be surprising, seeing how many other biased factors there are to handicap these kids. Even pre-natal conditions are a factor there! (Uneducated and poor women are more likely to smoke while pregnant)
- stuaxo 8y agoOT: I'm really annoyed, in the UK things like free school meals to the neediest are being taken away, along with cuts to transport, we're heading towards the US. Now I have a child it's tempting to leave the country.
- kingkongjaffa 8y agoThe barrier to a decent quality of life in the UK is getting higher and higher. Anecdotally - growing up a single parent on <£20k a year was enough for me to have a good childhood. Today my household will have a combined earning of nearly 3x that and the quality of life isn't 3x better. Probably only 1.5x-2x (I can now go on 2-3 holidays a year instead of 0 in my first 20 years)
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