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Omaha Steve

(108,675 posts) Sun Sep 7, 2014, 06:15 PM Sep 2014

Low-wage workers have more education than they did in 1968 but they make less

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Low-wage workers have more education than they did in 1968 but they make less (Original Post) Omaha Steve Sep 2014 OP

So the very notion of "inferior", "failing", US public schools is a myth? Smarmie Doofus Sep 2014 #1

Silence heretic!!111 Starry Messenger Sep 2014 #3

Well, these people just need to get more training or borrow some money and ... BlueJazz Sep 2014 #2

Smarmie Doofus

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1. So the very notion of "inferior", "failing", US public schools is a myth?

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Sun Sep 7, 2014, 06:59 PM

Sep 2014

So... the key to escaping poverty is NOT revamping public schools after all? Crushing unions, ending tenure, unleashing "market" forces ( i.e. privatization)?

People aren't trapped in poverty because of their inferior public education provided by their inferior, overpaid, underworked teachers?

Oh.

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