On Mon, 9 Nov 2009 07:51:43 -0800 (PST), Werner
wrote:

despite the fact that the U.S. spends the largest amount of money per
pupil in the world, standardized international achievement tests
reveal that U.S. public schools achieve mediocre scores.. For
example,

I'd prefer to measure the education throughout one's life. The goal
isn't to have the best 6th grade test takers, the goal is to have the
best educated work force. So that's what should be measured.

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than in the clause which confides the question of war or peace
to the legislature, and not to the executive department."

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