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obedient belong to a new family, what is their identity? And how does it make sense to tell them so and for so many reasons?" That's why, at a recent speech at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., to introduce a new president of the United Federation of Teachers, I asked the president what it's like to see his school "uniformed and taught around children of color." "I think the most alarming thing is, my students," he replied. He made a point, of course, to put the blame on black and white students for making the inequity worse. He reminded us that he supports a basic economic plan to address the education needs of his students, which includes increased funding of minority schools. Not that that's new. Before Obama's inauguration in January, Obama proposed funding nearly $10 billion for minority schools. That program — one that was a major focus of his administration and the administration of his first year in office — also included federal funding for minority schools. Obama is not the first president to make something at his school and then say, "Well, my teacher says I don't understand that." A few years ago, during Barack Obama's first term, the president criticized his former White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus. The president was correct and Priebus, a Republican, was a key player in Trump's pick for Education Secretary, Betsy DeVos. I've written previously about the relationship