LAUSD'S CLEAR PURPOSE: TEACHING POOR AND COLORED FOLK TO KNOW THEIR PLACE
(For a national view of public education reform see the end of this blog post)
When it comes to explaining why public education in this country- and more specifically at the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD)- continues to fail, every convoluted and implausible explanation is given except the most obvious: The people who own this country don't want poor and minority children to learn, because truly universal and excellent public education would be a