down on some level to the prevalence of racism and greed
             School segregation may be illegal on the books, but in practice it is
             a very real phenomenon. Kozol notes that standardized exams may be
             culturally biased (154-155). Moreover, wealthy students can afford
             extracurricular tutoring and programs designed to improve their test scores
             on college entrance examinations. In addition to these issues, white
             families have moved their children into private schools, where they can be
             safely insulated from the onslaught of minorities. Having already moved
             away from the neighborhood, these white families allow their schools to
             become as segregated as ours: entire schools will exhibit a gross
             misrepresentation of the actual population of New York, which is an
             extremely diverse metropolis. The roots of school segregation run deep: at
             bottom are the dual biases of racism and class-ism. The fear of ethnic
             minorities and the fear of poor people fuels many parents' motives for
             fleeing poor neighborhoods and making their kids attend "better" schools.
             Never mind that this causes a misappropriation of public funding or a
             culturally biased college entrance population. The government is largely to
             blame, as it sends a disproportionate amount of money to the schools that
             need it the least. Kozol notes that many teachers in the Bronx are not even
             properly certified. Kids are getting second-rate educations since
             elementary school and it is no wonder their test scores are low and their
             motivation to succeed even lower. As they realize the futility of trying,
             many students give up. They know that their parents can't afford to send
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