Campus Revolutionary
Tony Marx has a radical plan to get more poor kids into top colleges, starting with Amherst
"When Marx finally met the committee, he made an impassioned appeal. Elite U.S. colleges such as Amherst, he said, are perpetuating deep inequalities in American society. They equate success with serving the privileged elite and have largely abandoned talented youth from poor families, he charged. This deepens the country's growing class divisions and exacerbates the long-term decline in economic and social mobility. Feeling he had nothing to lose since he hadn't sought the job, Marx exhorted the trustees to tackle the problem head-on. "I'm not interested in being a custodian over a privileged place," he remembers telling the gathering of wealthy alums and academic stars that day."
Amherst Bio
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That would be nice if there were a path to complete grade school and High school. Inner city schools suck (at least in Chicago). I'll tell you that first hand because I dropped out of one in my freshman year. The only good schools "magnet schools" in Chicago are very limited and it's a hassle to get to if you're poor. Grade schools are no better; the main focus is on under achievers so that schools can maintain their funding via test scores.
I talked to Arnie Dunkan (CEO of the Chicago Public Schools) and he said they're developing programs that can reach out to those who want them. Maybe it will improve some day.
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