President Obama has figured out that, for African-Americans, the next epic civil rights battle will be fought not in the streets but in the classroom.
In a recent interview with black journalists, Obama identified education as the most important challenge facing the African-American community.
“If we close the achievement gap, then a big chunk of economic inequality in this society is diminished,” Obama told them. “Now, how do we do that? Better teachers, greater accountability, and more resources combined with more reform.”
Not bad. Obama got three out of four answers right. Yes, we need better teachers, greater accountability and more reform. But, beyond repairing the crumbling infrastructure of some schools, we don’t need more resources.
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