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Issue: 189

June 29, 2006

Commentary

“Poverty is no excuse” is bankrupt

By Daniel Pryzbyla

For educators in classrooms of Title 1 public schools, the hypocritical, “Poverty is no excuse” is a bogus mantra. It’s bankrupt for economists too, fearing the rising income inequalities and their economic fallout – outside the classrooms. If “poverty is no excuse,” why does the government waste its time and tax dollars on “Title 1…

For educators in classrooms of Title 1 public schools, the hypocritical, “Poverty is no excuse” is a bogus mantra. It’s bankrupt for economists too, fearing the…

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