Why Schools Can’t Do It Alone
Paul Thomas is one of our most eloquent critics of the idea that schools alone can overcome poverty.
In this essay, he explains why.
The money quote comes from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.:
“In addition to the absence of coordination and sufficiency, the programs [addressing poverty] of the past all have another common failing — they are indirect. Each seeks to solve poverty by first solving something else.
“I am now convinced that the simplest approach will prove to be the most effective — the solution to poverty is to
In this essay, he explains why.
The money quote comes from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.:
“In addition to the absence of coordination and sufficiency, the programs [addressing poverty] of the past all have another common failing — they are indirect. Each seeks to solve poverty by first solving something else.
“I am now convinced that the simplest approach will prove to be the most effective — the solution to poverty is to
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