children were involved. Having
children meant having to think
about where the children should
grow up, what kind of school systems should they have access to,
and what kind of environment
should they be surrounded by. As
much as people wanted to believe they didn’t have a problem
with poor people or black people,
when it came time to making
decisions for their children they
would show a different side. She
met people who absolutely hated
where they were living, but chose
to live there solely to benefit their
children — to provide them with
the best chance for success in life.
The research also opened Salter’s
eyes to just how big of a problem this is. “I think it’s interesting
that charter schools and parental
vouchers are always sold as parental choice,” said Salter. “But these
programs are only sold to poor
people. Rich kids don’t have charter schools, they just go to their
public schools and the schools are
fine. Charter schools are not the
national trend they make them out
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