The former vice president repeated a debunked trope about the racial achievement gap and blamed minority parents for the legacy of segregation.

The negative reaction that some white parents have to the idea of putting their high-achieving students in the same classes as disadvantaged students of color evidences the passive racism of the white moderate.

While parents often buy their children fancy devices hoping that they'll foster learning, youth tend to look upon tech differently, as teens' top two online activities are gaming and social networking.