"LARGE URBAN DISTRICTS IN WHICH 70% OF STUDENTS ARE NON WHITE AND OVER HALF ARE POOR OR NEAR POOR, FACE HIGHER LEVELS OF VIOLENCE, DISRUPTION, DROPOUTS, LOWER TEST SCORES THAN DO SUBURBAN SCHOOLS.
THAT'S THE DIVIDE IN AMERICA." – Martha Minow
Dr. Martha Minow, Dean, Harvard Law School, speaks about her expertise in human rights and advocacy for members of racial and religious minorities and for women, children and persons with disabilities, as well as privatization, military justice and ethnic conflict.
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