Gil Skillman wrote, Translation of "Return education to state and local control" > Translation: yeah, we know the US spends the smallest percentage of > GDP (or close to that) among the developed countries on public > education . . . . And that's fine with us (notice the absence > of education provisions in the Contract on America, e.g.), > so let's take steps to perpetuate these trends. My understanding of the "return education to state and local control" is that it will lead to union-busting as local public schools are forced to complete more with private (nonunion) schools. Eric Nilsson Department of Economics California State University San Bernardino, CA 92407 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
