On Tuesday, March 31, 2015 at 4:55:03 PM UTC-4, Stephen Sprunk wrote:   
      
   > Folks have done all sorts of longitudinal studies; there is _no_ factor   
   > with any statistically-significant correlation other than the parents'   
   > income.  For all intents and purposes, success is inherited, and schools   
   > (and every other factor we've tried tracking) are irrelevant.   
      
   While this is basically true, it is also true to some population groups have   
   done very well with public school and cheap college despite dire poverty.   
      
   In NYC 100 years ago, many immigrants looked toward the public schools as a   
   way out of the slums for their children.  For many, it was.  NYC also had a   
   free college (CCNY) and many poor people took advantage of that and   
   prospered.  This happened to some    
   extent in other cities as well.   
      
   At the end of WW II, the GI Bill allowed a lot of men to attend college and   
   prosper, something they simply could not have afforded on their own.   
      
   Today, the community college system provides an opportunity for people of   
   modest means to better themselves.   
      
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