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Opinion: The case for national education standards

FEB 18, 2009
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Washingtonpost.com : Rebuilding our economy for the long haul -- not just to meet today’s needs -- requires investing in education. President Obama rightly has called for immediate investments to build the classrooms, laboratories and libraries our children require to meet 21st-century challenges and to increase funding for crucial educational programs. But to address the challenges and seize the opportunities of this new century, we must do even more.

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