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To: Mr. Whist who wrote (59851)	11/5/2000 6:12:28 PM
From: Lino...	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769667

Setting standards should not be confused with regulation. Higher standards, while possibly be perceived as an annoyance by unions, can only benefit the student.

To: Mr. Whist who wrote (59851)	11/5/2000 7:04:54 PM
From: SecularBull	Respond to of 769667

"which is nothing more than a lame attempt to get Catholics to vote Republican." As a Catholic, I resent that comment, and I disagree with your assessment in the strongest possible terms. Why is it that parochial schools do a better job than public schools at a lower cost? It has little to do with religion. Parents pay for results. On federal regulation... If states want federal dollars, they should be subject to federal regulation. I am fine to leave education a state issue, as you suggest by giving states the right to oversight. It is the dems that make education a federal (instead of state) issue. LoF