Posted on 01/03/2011 10:04:08 AM PST by Nachum
Recent student protests against tuition increases in the U.K. and California demonstrate that such upticks invoke strong reactions in student communities and can quickly spiral out of control.
For two years President Obama and Congressional Democrats have pushed federal policies that separate low-income and minority students from quality education. It is only a matter of time before the breadth of these cuts becomes part of the national dialogue and minority students notice — and erupt.
In March 2009, the President terminated the Opportunity Scholarship Program – school vouchers providing educational lifelines for 3,700 African-American students in the nation’s capital.
In five years and half the per-pupil cost of DC’s abysmal public system, voucher students increased reading scores by 19% and high school graduation rates 12%. Every year saw four times more applicants than slots.
Current students are safe until graduation, but future opportunity was stolen from DC’s at-risk youth when the President and Congress – led by the Congressional Black Caucus – canceled the program and voted down Republican amendments to extend it.
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Democrats don’t care about anyone unless it’s voting time. Then they promise anything to minorities to get their vote. You would think people would see that.
My only question is when will the Minorities wake up to the fact that the Dems take them for granted, and don’t rally care about them, or the education they get.
When it comes to a minority competing with an Elitist Dem, the minority always looses.
Awww. The poor moochers. I prefer to address their complaints with grazing fire.
People who can read and think don’t make for very docile slaves.
>>>For two years President Obama and Congressional Democrats have pushed federal policies that separate low-income and minority students from quality education. It is only a matter of time before the breadth of these cuts becomes part of the national dialogue and minority students notice — and erupt.<<<
Which is the strategy.
If black kids get a GOOD education they just might vote Conservative
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