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title: "3 Urban School Quotes by 3 authors"
description: "Browse 3 Urban School quotes by 3 authors. Discover the best Urban School sayings and thoughts."
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> [It is a commonplace by now to say that the urban school systems of America contain a higher percentage of Negro children…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-kozol/it-is-a-commonplace-by-now-to-say-that-the-urban-school-systems-of/)

[Jonathan Kozol](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-kozol/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9b4/jonathan-kozol-2747_america_it-is-a-commonplace-by-now-to-say-that-t_502794.png)

> [As an urban school superintendent, I learned that hiring, training, and investing in professionals to support our children's social and emotional development,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-bennet/as-an-urban-school-superintendent-i-learned-that-hiring-training-and/)

[Michael Bennet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-bennet/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b46/michael-bennet-10791_children_as-an-urban-school-superintendent-i-lear_1009307.jpg)

> [We were the first urban school system in the country to wire all of our schools for the Internet.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-menino/we-were-the-first-urban-school-system-in-the-country-to-wire-all-of/)

[Thomas Menino](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-menino/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/400/thomas-menino-20014_country_we-were-the-first-urban-school-system-in_1797028.png)

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