Da other day, I was walk'n down the street.  Thinking of my ol' frien Jackson.  We be such good friends, one day, he said he ain't want to be frien no more.  I BEEN sad .  Den, I turn the corner, I see him.  He aks me, "How you doing?" I said ," Okay.  How you doing?"  He said "okay."  I told him I am the new manager of my store.  He said "Congrats."  He been working real har at his job. He been sorry we ain't talk.  He said I look good, and we should get togethe soon.  We shook hands and said bye.

I think that funding does have to be provided for children who speak AAE.  Because standard english is a second language to them.  If you provide a learning environment that is comfortable to them, they can make the connection between the two languages.  They also get a better foundation in both.  Trying to pretend that they are starting on the same level as children who speak standard english at home, is unfair to the children who don't.  In there community they have their own language and that should be recognized and embraced.  

When you embrace children in there education and show that you want to provide them with every opportunity possible.  You create an environment where they want to learn and they realize they can be successful.  But if you provide an environment where they feel like they are never going to succeed most of them stop trying to.