Either way, I think the situation you pointed out reveals a greater flaw, the education system itself. No need to re-debate it. It is obvious that money is not the answer.
My big point is, why not try to fix the bias at the root, rather than forcing people into situations. -----Original Message----- From: Beth F [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, June 18, 2002 1:36 PM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: Are you Liberal or Conservative Except that the money is going to the white kids, not the kids who need it. The problem is that those who make the money end up controlling it. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kevin Schmidt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, June 18, 2002 10:27 AM Subject: RE: Are you Liberal or Conservative > So give the money where the problem areas are, doesn't matter whether > they are white, black, latino, whatever. Same with jobs, give the job > to the most qualified person. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Beth F [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, June 18, 2002 11:44 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: Are you Liberal or Conservative > > There is bias in the system favoring one group over another, which needs > to > be fixed. That there are other variables in the mix doesn't mean that > race > doesn't matter; clearly it does. > > For example, the sentencing guidelines for possession of crack cocaine > are > much more severe than sentencing guidelines for possession of powder > cocaine - there's something that's actually done a lot of damage to > inner > city communities, while a noted abuser of powder cocaine is sitting in > the > White House. > > In 1999 Giuliani shifted NYC educational funds from Brooklyn and the > Bronx > to Staten Island and Queens - in the meantime, in NYC in a citywide > eighth-grade math test 45% of white students met the standards > (disturbing > by itself), while only 14% of Latinos and 12% of blacks did. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Kevin Schmidt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, June 18, 2002 8:23 AM > Subject: RE: Are you Liberal or Conservative > > > > What were you referring to then? > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Beth F [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Tuesday, June 18, 2002 11:21 AM > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: Re: Are you Liberal or Conservative > > > > > Then take those on a case by case basis. But affirmative action, > > which > > > is what I assume you are alluding to is not the answer. > > > > > > don't assume kevin. > > > > that wasnt' what I was referring to. > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
