Alvin Thornton
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Alvin Thornton, chairman of Howard University's political science department. He has also been associate provost.
Proponent of Universal opportunity to conquer class discrepancy.
In 1999, he was chairman of Maryland’s Commission on education Finance, Equity, and Excellence, popularly known as the Thornton Commission. It's goal was to find ways for the Maryland Public Education system to insure equity in education, i.e. provide a quality education not limited by family income, jurisdiction, or property values. [1]
