"Thirty years ago, a Reagan administration report warned of "a rising tide of mediocrity that threatens our very future as a nation and a people." The report, "A Nation at Risk," tied that mediocrity to the alleged failure of America's schools."
Of course, the tragic irony of this is that as Governor of California Reagan did all he could to damage education from the primary grades through college. In fact, Reagan wore the destruction he wrought on education in the State of California as a badge of honor.
"Mr. Reagan was far more successful in giving corporate managers unprecedented influence over the future of public education. Reagan's avowed purpose was to make America more competitive in the world economy. But corporate executives dabbling in public education had no discernable influence on America's competitiveness. But the influence of big business did undermine the power of parents and locally elected school board members. It also suggested that it was far more important for schools to turn out good employees than good citizens or decent human beings."
http://www.newfoundations.com/Clabaugh/CuttingEdge/Reagan.html
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