By WALTER E. WILLIAMS Most people know the tragic state of black education today. We know that billions of dollars are spent on federal government programs such as No Child Left Behind and the billions spent by state and local governments.

By Walter Williams Most people know the tragic state of black education today. We know that billions of dollars are spent on federal government programs such as No Child Left Behind and the billions spent by state and local governments.

By WALTER WILLIAMS "Hard Times at Douglass High" is an HBO documentary that aired in June. It captured much of the 2004-2005 school year at Baltimore's predominantly black Frederick Douglass High School.

Hard Times at Douglass High, is an HBO documentary that aired last June. It captured much of the 2004-2005 school year at Baltimore's predominantly black Frederick Douglass High School. The tragedy is that what is seen in the documentary is typical of most predominantly black urban schools.

By Walter Williams "Hard Times at Douglass High," is an HBO documentary that aired in June. It captured much of the 2004-05 school year at Baltimore's predominantly black Frederick Douglass High School.