Class Desegregation


	Class Desegregation

dmegivern

7-20-2008 1:31 PM

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social_class, class, poverty, education

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7-27-2008 8:06 AM

katsteevns

Poor kids going to rich kid's schools may make them smarter, but it also makes them prone to being mistreated along class lines. What kid needs that?

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