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George Bush Sr. on Education
President of the U.S., 1989-1993; Former Republican Rep. (TX)
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Promised US 1st in math & science by 2000; we ended up 18th
In 1990, Bush promised, "by the year 2000, US students must be the first in the world in math and science achievement. Every American adult must be a skilled, literate worker and citizen. The nation will not accept anything less than excellence in
education." But 2000 arrived, and out of 27 nations, the US ranked 18th in mathematics, 14th in science, and 15th in reading literacy. Far from accepting nothing less than excellence, we've grown accustomed to our educational system's persistent failure.
Source: Third World America, by Arianna Huffington, p.120
, Sep 2, 2010
1980: As Reagan's V.P., supported school prayer
After his nomination as Reagan's V.P.], George berated the press for asking about his past differences with Reagan. "I'm not going to be nickeled and dimed to death about that sort of thing," he said heatedly. To underscore the point, he dropped his
support of the Equal Rights Amendment, vehemently changed his position on abortion, modified his stance on school busing, and proclaimed himself in favor of school prayer, all of which proved he was a man witth he sould of a Vice President.
Source: The Family, by Kitty Kelley, p.373
, Sep 15, 2004
Churches & private schools provide 93% of education funding
DUKAKIS: This administration has cut and slashed and cut and slashed programs for children, for nutrition, for the kinds of things that can help these youngsters to live better lives. It's cut federal aid to education; it's cut Pell grants an
close the door to college opportunity on youngsters all over this country. BUSH: The big spending liberals think the only way to do it is for the federal government to do it all. The fact happens to be that education spending is up by the
government. But here's the point he misses. The federal government spends 7% of the total on education, and the state governments & local governments & the thousand points of light, and I'm talking about private schools & private church schoo
and things of this nature--are putting up 93%. But the federal spending for education is up, and I want to be the education president, because I want to see us do better. And we can do it. But it1s not going to be dedicated by some federal bu
Source: Presidential Debate in Winston-Salem, North Carolina (APP)
, Sep 25, 1988
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