Yesterday, an article by Rann Miller came out on theProgressive entitled "Education Reformers Still Don't Understand Racism." It is an interesting read that I would encourage you to take a look at for one of two reasons. The first is that this is a common mistake our culture makes. They will look around for an answer to the problems that our country is facing and begin to worship a false idol. The second is, I do believe that there is still racism in the United States, and I believe Miller picks up on one of those elements. The reason I say this is to point out that I am not ignoring the argument this article makes, but rather contradicting the underlying assumption it is built on. Rann Miller starts off his article with a quote from former President Barack Obama, who commented on a study done by Nick Hanaeur: “the article is a reminder that education reform isn’t a cure all.” This obviously grabbed my attention, but then Miller quotes Hanuer in th...
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