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Wednesday, April 12, 2006 12:00 AM

Bad schools, dumb kids

Oprah delivers a dire warning about the state of our public schools.
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  • Wednesday, April 12, 2006 09:04 PM

    The sky is falling! The sky is falling!

    If you had asked people fifty years ago about the state of the schools, they would have said, "They've never been worse." If you ask people fifty years from now about the state of their schools, they'll say "They've never been worse." If you ask them fifty years after that, they'll say....

    Much like crime or poverty, people will always believe that they live in the worst of times for public school.

    —Freddie Read Freddie's other letters

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