Studies have shown that students in private schools outperform students in public schools. In his interview with Dalton Conley, Shamus Khan talks about St. Paul's School. Khan notes that students attending essentially convert their "birthright into credentials." What important aspect of education in the United States is reflected in his comments?
a.) the problem of addressing family stability in America
b.) the difficulty of balancing equal opportunity with wealth
c.) the difficulty of removing the elite from schools
d.) the problem of addressing inequality in schools
Ans: d.) the problem of addressing inequality in schools
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