184 1 in 4 black men in their twenties is either in jail, on parole, or on probation. This is 10 times the rate for whites of the same age. Though they are only 12% of the population blacks commit more than half of all rapes and robberies and 60% of murders in the US. (twitter.com) posted 255 days ago by GODGAMER 255 days ago by GODGAMER +184 / -0 25 comments share 25 comments share save hide report block hide child comments Comments (25) sorted by: top new old worst You're viewing a single comment thread. View all comments, or full comment thread. ▲ 8 ▼ – ORD_to_SFO 8 points 255 days ago +8 / -0 Inner city schools just need MOAR money! (...They already receive more on average than higher-performing, wealthier suburbs; and in some cases like detroit, almost double!) permalink save report block reply ▲ 2 ▼ – Abovethefray 2 points 255 days ago +2 / -0 The dirty little secret no one can admit is that they need a better class of students... all the money in the world will not help some people to thrive. We keep trying, tho, don't we? permalink parent save report block reply
Inner city schools just need MOAR money!
(...They already receive more on average than higher-performing, wealthier suburbs; and in some cases like detroit, almost double!)
The dirty little secret no one can admit is that they need a better class of students... all the money in the world will not help some people to thrive. We keep trying, tho, don't we?