Schools of hard knocks: education is the ticket of entry to the middle class. So why has Bush done so little to establish social equity and so much to impede social mobility? Chalk it up to "compassionate conservatism.".(War On The Middle Class)
American Prospect, The, May, 2004 by Kahlenberg, Richard D.
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THE FIGHTS OVER EDUCATION--SCHOOL VOUCHERS, the No Child Left Behind Act, affirmative action, and access to higher education--resonate deeply with people because they are literally fights over the American dream. Americans used to be able to move up economically with a high-school degree and a blue-collar, unionized job, and their kids could enjoy decent public schools. Now, however, those who have little education are also likely to have little income, forcing them to live in neighborhoods where their children attend inferior schools.
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