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Obama and public education | OPINION Blog | dallasnews.com

Obama and public education | OPINION Blog | dallasnews.com

Obama and public education

8:13 AM Tue, Sep 28, 2010 |
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This comment shouldn't be surprising, but it gets at the heart of the disenchantment with so much of public education:

"I'll be blunt with you: The answer is no right now."
So what was the question and who was the speaker?

The question was whether a public school in Washington could measure up to the standards of his children's private school. And the speaker was Barack Obama, responding to a woman in a television audience this past weekend.

Two quick observations. I'll wager that even bad parents want more for their children but either lack the