It’s far more convenient to propose affirmative action plans than to address the elephant in the room, which is that generally speaking, being a poor person in

It’s far more convenient to propose affirmative action plans than to address the elephant in the room, which is that generally speaking, being a poor person in a poor community with a poorly funded school makes it difficult to compete academically with individuals who were raised in environments with more resources across the board (ie better teachers, safer communities, and more parental involvement due to not having 2 stressed out working-class parents). Why don’t we simply address the quality of children’s lives and schooling in those less affluent communities?