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Two years ago, George Bush felt prompted to address this issue. More spending on public education, said the president, isn’t the best answer. Mr. Bush went on to caution parents of poor children who see money as a cure for education problems. A society that worships money …, said the president, is a society in peril. The president himself attended Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts—a school that spends $11,000 yearly on each pupil, not including costs of room and board. If money is a wise investment for the education of a future president at Andover, it is no less so for the child of poor people in Detroit. But the climate of the times does not encourage this belief, and the president’s words will surely reinforce that climate.
Two years ago, George Bush felt prompted to address this issue. More spending on public education, said the president, isn’t the best answer. Mr. Bush went on to caution parents of poor children who see money as a cure for education problems. A society that worships money …, said the president, is a society in peril. The president himself attended Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts—a school that spends $11,000 yearly on each pupil, not including costs of room and board. If money is a wise investment for the education of a future president at Andover, it is no less so for the child of poor people in Detroit. But the climate of the times does not encourage this belief, and the president’s words will surely reinforce that climate.
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