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- Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 12:58:45 EST
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- From: "Michael S. Hines" <MSHINES@FREH-03MS.ADPC.PURDUE.EDU>
- Subject: re: Schools: Public and private
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- "Mark Hughes, USNH Policy Analysis" says...
-
- >John,
- >
- >I think you touch on the major issue being discussed here. I feel everyone
- >understands Bill and Hillary's right to choose what they determine to be the
- >proper education for their daughter. However, going back to the campaign where
- >Bill made an issue of the wealthy having all the advantages, while abusing the
- >middle class and how his daughter attended public school, intergrated no less,
- >to prove his support for the common middle-class family and that he was just
- >like us.. Clinton ran a campaign against special privilege and "the perk's of
- >the rich" and then, "it's a family decision for us". Had this issue not been a
- >part of his campaign, it would not be a big issue now.
- >
- >Once again supporting the "whatever I have to say to get elected" approach to
- >public service.
-
- Is anyone keeping score? ... and he hasn't even occupied the White
- House....yet!
-
- Looks like same-o, same-o to me, nothing new at all!
-
- >
- >Senator Hatch's voucher program set out to prove, in several key inner city
- >area's, the value of the voucher system. By utilizing 1% of the education
- >budget we could establish some facts with which to support or reject the claims
- >of the voucher system. It is important to remember, the voucher system
- >attempts to address not only the parents issue of quality in education but also
- >the content of education. Issues and subject matter that I want taught to my
- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
- >children are not available in the public schools.
- >
- > # Mark Hughes
- > #m_hughes@athena.unh.edu
-
- Mark - very interesting... I would like to see that addressed in Ed Policy
- Anal.
-
- Why have minority groups (as opposed to the majority opinion) been allowed
- to dictate ed policy so much? What happened to our Republic..and the
- majority rule?
-
- Why has the U.S. gone so far overboard on "indiviual rights" that we
- tollerate all kinds of unsocial behavior?
-
- Why have our representatives at all levels cow towed to every interest
- that comes along...in some cases ignoring public popular opinion?
-
- Has socialism and communism crept into our schools? How did it get there?
- How can we drive it out?
-
- .....enough for now....but there are a lot more questions than answers, I
- think....
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