We know we have about 760 educational programs spread over 39 agencies in Washington that spend over $100 billion a year on education. Yet the gentleman has just read out some statistics in math and science and reading that frankly scare me to death. Now, does my colleague agree with the President that we cannot ask the American people to spend more money on education?
Charles Norwood: “We know we have about 760 educational programs spread over 39 agencies in Washington that spend over $100 billion a year…”
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Discussing the effectiveness of educational spending during a debate.
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