Federal Judge rules "No fundamental right to literacy"

[Rev. Rye]

So the parents should invest the personal time and energy to push their rug-rats to excel in at least the basics.  That's their responsibility.  

It will be very interesting to see if other areas become as restrictive as Detroit is now able to become.  This could be become a transformative moment in American history.

And in the many cases where the parents can't invest the time and energy to do so? Because in Detroit, as of 2011, 70% of the children live in single-parent households. 57% live under the poverty line. While 49% of work-aged people are unemployed, many poor people actually do work, and often with unusually long hours where they can barely even spend much time with their kids. And the 49% of unemployed people tend to be too busy with needs lower on the Maslovian pyramid (read, making sure they have food and a roof over their heads) to be able to help their children excel.

Yes, if what just happened in Detroit happened across the nation, it could very well be transformative. I can see it now. And if you fast-forward to about 20 minutes into this video, you'll be able to see it, too: