One teacher explains to Kozol "This he told me, pointing to the garbage bag, then gesturing around him at the other indications of decay and disrepair one sees in ghetto schools much like it elsewhere would not happen to white children" (410) Many students wrote him in hopes of getting much need help with new programs, equipment, and repairs. ... I already knew of discrimination to a certain degree however it is different than it is in New York which is the basis of this article's research. ...

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We could surround our children with true living communities in which old and young pass each other daily and are not violated into age/grade ghettos. ... While the population of Central Park East still reflects a cross section of New York City, with the majority coming from low-income, African-American and Latino families, nearly all of its students graduate, go on to college, and do well there. ... Central Park East and the 50 or so New York City schools modeled on it were not handed down from heaven. ...

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Some have stated that bilingual education form "ghettos" within schools of students who cannot speak English ("Issues" 358). ... Bilingual Education programs have been known to be a "linguistic prison" ("Issues" 358) In New York City a survey was taken that showed that 80% percent of LEP students in immersion classes were able to enter into regular classes conducted in English after three years ("Issues" 358). ...

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