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Originally Posted by Andrew H.
Some of this is true, but it's more complicated than this. Some schools, especially inner city schools, are just disaster areas, having dropout rates of well over 50% - in some cases over 70%. The wealthy and upper middle class who live in these areas either move to suburbs or send their kids to private schools. The middle class who can't afford private schools have moved to the suburbs. This leaves the lower middle class and below with no option but to send their kids to these horrible schools. That's why there is also a lot of support for voucher-type programs among lower middle class and below parents.
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The system needs to be fixed.