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Can schools fix our economy? - Salon.com

Can schools fix our economy? - Salon.com:


Can schools fix our economy?

Education is certainly important, but it must go hand-in-hand with the creation of good jobs

Can schools fix our economy?
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This originally appeared on Next New Deal.
We all know that the key to our economic future is a more educated workforce, right? Here, for example, are the “Guiding Principles” of President Obama’s education policies: “Providing a high-quality education for all children is critical to America’s economic future. Our nation’s economic competitiveness and the path to the American