Bobby Scott
Bobby Scott
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth30 April 1947
CountryUnited States of America
educational opportunity decision
The promise of equal educational opportunity envisioned by the Brown decision remains unfulfilled.
educational struggle opportunity
So, the struggle for equal educational opportunity continues.
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While there are many obstacles that deter students from going to college, finances by no means should be the deciding factor.
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And what is needed to prevent them from joining gangs was ample recreation for boys as well as girls, jobs and internships for training and money, and assistance to allow their families to live in decent homes.
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In fact, the Harvard study data indicates that 70 percent of African American children attend schools that are predominately African American, about the same level as in 1968 when Dr. King died.
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In the Brown decision, the United States Supreme Court unanimously struck down the legal and moral footing of racially segregated public education in this country.
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It is difficult to overstate the importance of the Civil Rights Act.
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If we increase spending, we have got to raise taxes or any combination.
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Another example of the educational inequality is the current debate over publicly financed school vouchers which will provide educational opportunities to a privileged handful, but deprive public schools of desperately needed resources.
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Unfortunately, the elimination of incentives such as parole, good time credits and funding for college courses, means that fewer inmates participate in and excel in literacy, education, treatment and other development programs.
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Giving a 10-year mandatory minimum for a second offense fist fight is not going to reduce the chance that someone will be stabbed 16 times when you are not funding any of the programs that are desperately needed to actually reduce juvenile crime.
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I think we should worry about Social Security first and then tax cuts second.
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While we must ensure that these dangerous new drugs and precursors do not get in the hands of children or others who would use them improperly, we must also be aware that these same drugs have legitimate uses.
information economy
We live in an information and knowledge-based economy.