Does this reflect kind of a philosophical issue over whether education is a public good that not only benefits individual children but strengthens society as a whole?
Jeff Merkley: “Does this reflect kind of a philosophical issue over whether education is a public good that not only benefits…”
On the recordMarch 31, 2014
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Merkley questions if education benefits society beyond individual students.
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