Bobby Scott
Bobby Scott
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth30 April 1947
CountryUnited States of America
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kings children school
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.
mean college credit
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.
fighting second-chance years
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.
jobs skills drug
Studies have shown that inmate participation in education, vocational and job training, prison work skills development, drug abuse, mental health and other treatment programs, all reduce recidivism, significantly.
years issues adequate
Each year over 2,500 commercial vessels enter the Port of Hampton Roads alone, so adequate funding for port security is a significant issue for those of us who live in Richmond and Hampton Roads.
fire volunteer department
There is nothing Federal about local volunteer fire departments.
past years prison-population
The Federal prison population has increased more than 7-fold over the past 20 years.
waste taxpayers minimum
Mandatory minimums have been shown to be discriminatory and waste the taxpayers' money.
thinking law matter
Present law has a process to ascertain whether or not a patient is in a persistent vegetative state, and it should not matter what politicians think.
opportunity college pay
No one should be denied the opportunity to get an education and increase their earning potential based solely on their inability to pay for a college education.
inspirational funny graduation
It is virtually impossible to compete in today's global economy without a college degree.
attack civil current education equal final head issue opportunity rights start
A final important equal opportunity issue in education is the current attack on civil rights in the Head Start program.
brown complete decision dream promise work
Obviously, we have work to do to complete the promise of the Brown decision and Dr. King's dream for our nation.
listen ought people recorded
They have recorded the information, but they're saying, 'Trust us, we won't listen to what we recorded,' ... People ought to be concerned.