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Hillary Clinton
U.S. Senator from New York.
Barack Obama

U.S. Senator from Illinois.
John Edwards
Former U.S. Senator from North Carolina.
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Former U.S. Senator (AK)
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Fast Facts
  1. Eighty-seven percent of high school graduates from high-income households go on to attend college, compared to only 53 percent of graduates from low-income households.
  2. During the 2001-2002 school year, between 1.7 and 2.2 million students were homeschooled in the United States.
  3. More than 50 percent of students in charter schools belong to ethnic minorities, compared to about 40 percent of those in noncharter schools.
  4. In 2002, university and college students could expect to pay an average of $4,081 for public schools and $18,273 for private schools.



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Of all American institutions, the educational system has perhaps the greatest impact on the lives of ordinary people. Children gain knowledge about a standard range of subjects from English and history to mathematics and science. They also learn social skills and are exposed to different people and ideas. Educational achievement is the single largest influence on an individual's future earning power. More than anything else, it is education that shapes a person's future.

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Of all American institutions, the educational system has perhaps the greatest impact on the lives of ordinary people. More than anything else, in fact, it is education that shapes a person's future. Because of the importance of education, Americans want citizens, not politicians, to have as much control over it…>> (read more)

 

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