Ronald Reagan: “True excellence in education will require much greater emphasis on the…”

On the recordJune 14, 1983

True excellence in education will require much greater emphasis on the basics.

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Republican · California

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Remarks at the Annual Convention of the National Parent-Teacher Association in Albuquerque, New Mexico

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