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by not providing for education a basic foundation from

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which to grow and expand in this Constitution.

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I submit to you we cannot, when you stop to

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consider that most of the other States in the Union have

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so provided for their educational areas a basic structure.

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The second question I would like to ask you, and

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for you to consider in your deliberations, can we afford

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to leave educational excellence to the whims of the educa-

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tors and legislators to change educators' directions when-

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ever they want to or see fit. These to me are very impor-

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tant factors in determining your answers .

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I don't believe that we can leave, and I am

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an educator, and educators are just as bad as anyone else

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when it comes to trying to control the entire educational

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field. Legislators many times must sacrifice a great

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deal to support education.

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I think you could remove them and take them off

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the spot somewhat by providing a basic structure.

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would like to go to Mr. Lord for just a

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minute. He stated that he felt that certain areas of ours

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were backward- looking. Yet in turn he made a statement