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Lamar Alexander: The American higher education system of today is like the American automobile industry of the 1970s.

On the recordSeptember 18, 2013
The American higher education system of today is like the American automobile industry of the 1970s.
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Lamar Alexander
Republican · Tennessee

Editor's note · Context

Senator Alexander compares the current education system to the struggling auto industry of the past.

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