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Sense Instead of Dollars: A View of Education Reform |
| Section: MODERN THOUGHT / ESSAYS |
| Author: Linus Wright |
| Publication: The world & I online |
| Issue Date: 6/1/1991 |
| Size: 4,380 Words, 26,236 Characters |
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During the past ten years the debate over how to improve American education has spread across the country and involved virtually every segment of American society--because after all, almost everyone has some stake in our school system, if only as a taxpayer. On the one hand, we hear some educators and politicians arguing that what is needed is a massive influx of tax dollars, both at the federal and state levels. On the other hand, a number of people in and out of education have said that money will not solve our problems and that some kind of substantive reform must take place, a complete reordering of our methods and priorities. As the debate continues, it becomes increasingly apparent that the nation's taxpayers are unwilling to shell out more money for a system that just isn't working...
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...wrong with the system, rather than by reassuring ourselves that we are really doing the best job possible. There is no disgrace in admitting faults, provided we set about to correct them. The only disgrace lies in self-satisfaction or in despair. America once had the most effective educational system in the world. With the right kind of reform we can have it again--and at an affordable price.
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