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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Educated parents = educated children[/quote]
Yes, but not educated parent doesn't necessarily mean not educated children.  It just depends on the parents and/or child, and often times it depends on the culture.  There is an all boys catholic school in Watts CA  where 100% of the kids are minorities (70 percent Latino and 30 percent black.), high FARMS rate, and they have 100% college acceptance rate (albiet, CSU level university, but some have gone to Ivy levels). Many are the first in their families to go to college.

http://abc7.com/education/all-boys-watts-high-school-has-100-percent-college-acceptance/777375/

Like a PP stated, there has to be the desire, and you can't force that on people. It's sad really that they don't see education as a ticket out no matter how many times they are told.  I don't know if it's fear of the unknown or not wanting their kids to be "different" than the rest of the family.

There are many white Americans that are the same, and even Asian groups (like Hmongs, though that is changing).

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/these-groups-of-asian-americans-rarely-attend-college-but-california-is-trying-to-change-that/[/quote]

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