Political Quotes

“I consider this to be a very important amendment, Mr. President. This amendment provides for the private administration of public schools. It may turn out to be a very important experiment which could materially improve the educational system in the United States. More accurately, and with some elaboration, it provides that funding under this bill may be allocated by local school boards, at their own discretion, to hire private management organizations to administer the operation of their schools. This is an idea which has been gaining currency in the United States with a company known as Education Alternatives, Inc., which has established contracts for the private administration of schools in Baltimore, MD, Minnesota, Arizona, and Florida. The activities of Education Alternatives, Inc., in some 9 schools in the city of Baltimore is most impressive.”