We come to the question presented: Does segregation of children in public
schools solely on the basis of race, even though the physical facilities and
other "tangible" factors may be equal, deprive the children of the minority
group of equal educational opportunities? We believe that it does.
-- Earl Warren (1891-1974) Brown vs. Board of Education 17 May 1954
In combining children of various social classes [at school], regardless of
their ethnic origins, improve those from the lower strata, or worsen those
from the higher? -- Roger Pariseau (1941- ) "Khon Tamada" (1988)
The following is a memo from the superintendent of the Mylar school district.
"A recent six-month study, in which breakfast was made available at school for 100 schoolchildren ages five to twelve, found that children on the breakfast plan were less likely than other children to be absent from or late for school....