america, united states, flag, combustion, matches, ferguson, baltimore, poverty, family breakdown, broken schools, unemployment, drugs, persistent crime, hopelessness, police misconduct, government corruption, incivility, blacks, race

public schools, public education, underperforming schools, broken schools, dropout rate, dropouts, fed aid, fed funds, teachers, classrooms, studies, books, learning, grads, high school dropouts, school funding, school exams, student testing, Conservative