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A   F E D E R A L   R I G H T 
T O   E D U C A T I O N

Education, then, beyond all other devices of human origin, is the great equalizer of the conditions of men, — the balance-wheel of the social machinery.

 

HORACE MANN

A Federal Right to Education

What is it?

Over 170 nations recognize education as a fundamental human right.  Along with Saudi Arabia and Cuba—the United States does not.

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It is a fundamental human right. 

There are 7,591 words in the Constitution, but the word "education" is not one of them.

A Federal Right to Education

Why don't we have it?

A nation born out of the distilled ideals of the Enlightenment does not protect their citizens' right to become enlightened.

A Federal Right to Education

Do we need it?

Public schools in the United States are more segregated today than in 1968.

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The United States is the most unequally educated nation in the developed world.

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It equalizes the "great equalizer."

A Federal Right to Education

What does it do?

It seismically changes how we fund our public schools.  It shifts from a system that breeds inequalities, to one of equality.

A Federal Right to Education

What does it solve?

"Education is the silver bullet. Education is everything."

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SAM SEABORN

The West Wing, "Six Meetings Before Lunch"

Season 1, episode 18

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Many of our greatest systemic problems

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Getting into

"good trouble."

A Federal Right to Education

How do we get it?

Frederick Douglass said, "Power concedes nothing without a demand." Lucky for us—history offers blueprints and templates for us to use.

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