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“If you're poor, you don't often live near a good school. If it's a competitive public school program, our kids are not prepared to enter those programs.”

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Sonia Sotomayor

Sonia Sotomayor is an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, the first Hispanic woman to serve in this role. Born on June 25, 1954, she has a background that includes a challenging upbringing in the South Bronx, New York, which fueled her passion for law. Sotomayor graduated from Princeton University and Yale Law School, and her career has been characterized by a strong commitment to public service and civil rights. She has served as a federal judge and has been a vocal advocate for equality and justice, leaving a lasting impact on a variety of legal issues. more

“The schools that suffer are the schools in, in poor neighborhoods. They are the neighborhoods with the greatest need, with the parents struggling to work and to make ends meet. They don't have enough resources to give, they don't have enough resources to pay more, and these are the neighborhoods that go first.”

Needs Giving Firsts Ends Enough School Suffering Parent Poor Pay Struggle Resources Neighborhood Poor Neighborhoods

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“The worst thing you want is a willy-nilly judge who is swayed by the political whims of the era or the time. What you want is a judge who is thinking about what he or she is doing and is thinking about it in a principled way.”

Thinking Way Want Political Worst Judging What You Want Eras Worst Things Whim Principled

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“There are cultural biases built into testing, and that was one of the motivations for the concept of affirmative action - to try to balance out those effects.”

Trying Action Motivation Effects Balance Concepts Built Testing Affirmative Action Affirmative Classmates Test Scores Academic Achievement

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