[Vision2020] Ignorance of History in Schools

[Debbie Gray]

Please note that Mr. McCullough was using the hearing in order to request
MORE federal funding to train teachers...

Thank you for providing such a limited sound bite.

full story at: http://www.washtimes.com/national/20030411-8582.htm
>> The hearing was called to promote Mr. Alexander's proposed legislation
>> to create federally funded two-week summer presidential academies for
>> American history and civics teachers and four-week summer congressional
>> academies for students of American history and civics.

Debbie Gray

On Sun, 13 Apr 2003, Dale Courtney wrote:

> > Ignorance of History
> >
> > Washington Times
> > 4/11/03
>
> That same Pulitzer Prize-winning historian (David McCullough) also noted
> that Massachusetts' illiteracy rate is higher today than it was in the 18th
> century.
>
> It must have been that the Department of Education (both Federal and State)
> was spending more money back then than we are today.
>
> Oh, wait! There *was* not Department of Education back then.
>
> How very, very odd.
>
> Best,
> Dale Courtney

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