On the recordJuly 19, 2000
it has been said that an education is the best provision for old age. Without an education, a person's options and their potential for growth are severely limited. Nowhere is this philosophy more accurate than in America, where even many entry-level jobs require a college degree. Unfortunately, America's public education system has been failing thousands of American students. Many of our schools are struggling just to provide the basic tools of modern education demands, computers, updated textbooks and evenly qualified teachers. Republicans are working to solve these problems. We passed legislation that gives States maximum flexibility in how they use Federal education dollars. We also passed measures to help improve teacher quality and reduce class size, and we passed legislation to improve education opportunities for disabled students. Republicans are making education a top priority and our children deserve no less.
Source
govinfo.gov
