When you consider that California’s so-called “drop-out factories” are comprised of predominately Latino and African American students, one has to ask whether we are actively creating a second class of citizens among a demographic that now represents the majority of our students… It is no longer acceptable for those who care about our children and our teachers to remain the loudest opponent and the largest obstacle to creating quality schools
Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa in a speech to the California legislature declaring that the state’s American Federation of Teachers and National Education Association affiliates were blocking efforts to save children from the worst American public education has to offer. He is right.
