U.S. history and the power of re-education

Daniel Sellers:

We've had generations to act on our public education shortcomings. But we haven't. The Deep South now outpaces Minnesota by numerous accounts. We trail the nation.

If Minnesota's white students posted nation-worst achievement and graduation rates, we'd have redesigned education overnight.

Instead we protect status quo, punishing those who are "different" than us.

Our toilsome history
In 1865, the U.S. Congress voted "yea" on the Thirteenth Amendment. Passing in the House of Representatives by a mere two votes, we abolished slavery and brought closure to the bloody Civil War.

Posted by Jim Zellmer at February 25, 2013 1:48 AM
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