tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14707730.post113802168471522164..comments2024-02-24T19:49:45.687-05:00Comments on Schools Matter: On KozolJames Hornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04462754705431590571noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14707730.post-1138786493727393502006-02-01T04:34:00.000-05:002006-02-01T04:34:00.000-05:00Kozol's central thesis, that society shortchanges ...Kozol's central thesis, that society shortchanges poor minority kids through insufficient support for their schools, is false. Across the US, the correlation (enrollment, $/pipil) is positive in all but three or four States with five or more districts over 15,000 (or 20,000, depending on which year of the __Digest of Education Statistics__ you use). The correlation (% minority enrollment, $/student) is positive in every single State with five or more districts over 15,000 (or 20,000...). The myth of the under-funded, inner-city minority school district is a lie. Dilapidated buildings and obsolete textbooks are not due to insufficient taxpayer generosity. The bureaucrats steal taxpayers' money and poor kids' life chances. Exit, in the form of parent control (school vouchers, etc.) is the only realistic hope.Malcolm Kirkpatrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01294436437292859972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14707730.post-1138489168557531342006-01-28T17:59:00.000-05:002006-01-28T17:59:00.000-05:00Kozol has long been a hero of mine. His points ab...Kozol has long been a hero of mine. His points about integration and the hypocrisy of those who would privatize public education in the name of applying market principles are right on the mark. I have yet to hear a conservative commentator on education to rival him.urbansocrateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04736720241492467377noreply@blogger.com