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FROM THE EDITOR’S DESK A clear choice Critics of the quality of public education usually rely upon the racial disparity in academic performance as evidence of the system’s failure. However, The National Center on Education and the Economy has issued a report entitled “Tough Choices of Tough Times,” which indicates that the problem with public education is even more extensive than racial disparity. Thirty years ago, the United States could assert that it had the most highly educated workforce in the world. But since then, a number of countries have a larger percentage than the U.S. of their workforce with a high school diploma. Thirty years ago, 30 percent of all college students were in the U.S., compared with only 14 percent today. Clearly, when it comes to workers’ education, the United States is losing ground. Full editorial OPINION LETTERS TO THE EDITOR NEWS DIGEST BLACK HISTORY |
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