The Uneducated American

...in the years after World War II, America established a commanding position in higher education. But that was then. The rise of American education was, overwhelmingly, the rise of public education — and for the past 30 years our political scene has been dominated by the view that any and all government spending is a waste of taxpayer dollars. Full Story »

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Jack Dinkmeyer
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by Jack Dinkmeyer - Oct. 10, 2009

A timely opinion piece which congress should not only listen to, but immediately initiate its recommendations. Although politicians spout flowery rhetoric about educating our youth, funding education is always the first to get chopped. But then, politicians could never see beyond the next lobbyist payment.

The success of FOX and other right-hate mongers is proof of the crying need to educate all of our youth.

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