JTsyo
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- Nov 18, 2007
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Bill Cosby is makes very good points with his "tough love" parents aren't taking enough interest in raising their children properly but it's not limited to any particular section of society
However it is aggravated by the devastating effect that the war on drugs has had on society (non-violent drug offenders who have gotten longer sentences than people who have committed violent crimes for example)
As for schools no just throwing money at them isn't a solution, however it's probably the case that inner city schools are indeed underfunded.
So the solution isn't easy but getting the parents of the school age children more involved with well considered increases in funding for certain school programs should be considered imo.
A big factor that hasn't been mentioned and probably will be ridiculed or outright ignored because of some readers' wordviews is this
TED - Richard Wilkinson: How economic inequality harms societies
^Data points presented show that unequal countries (those with greater income inequality within their borders) are more likely to have more issues with a number of societal ills including teenage pregnancy, violence, instances of mental illness, school drop out rates, and people in prison per capita...
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Rather than extra funding of the whole school, it might be better to use the funding to establish new schools, so that those with potential can be given a chance. I'm sure there are enough within a school district, that could succeed but are being held back by the environment, to populate a school. Sure many will not graduate but at least you give some the chance to leave poverty behind.