"One of the schools I researched years ago that impressed me the most -- in fact, moved me to the verge of tears -- was a ghetto school in a run-down building, located in a neighborhood that caused a friend to say that I was "brave" -- he probably meant foolhardy -- to park a car on the street there.
The children in that school scored above the national average on tests. In their classrooms, they spoke the King's English, behaved like little ladies and gentlemen, and made thoughtful answers to the questions they were asked. Yet these kids came from poor homes, often broken homes, and many were on welfare.
You can't buy that quality of education for any amount of money.
It has to be created by people who have their priorities straight. Don't tell me it can't be done when I have seen it done with my own eyes."
Dr. Thomas Sowell
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