Why ‘Grit’ Will Never Be the Key to Overcoming Poverty and Racism
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So we succeed in raising the “college and career” pass rate in all categories of kid to the same level. say 30% (fixed by Pearson) and then what? That still leaves 70% of the poverty group in poverty, even assuming that the 30% get out. This does NOT solve the poverty problem.