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What is good for General Motors ... is good for education.

Publication: Education Next
Publication Date: 22-MAR-09 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: What is good for General Motors ... is good for education.(from the editors)

Article Excerpt
"What is good for the country is good for General Motors--and vice versa," pronounced proud Charlie Wilson, the former GM chief who became secretary of defense to President Eisenhower.

Now we might say it a bit differently, "If restructuring is necessary for General Motors, it's no less needed for the country--and its schools."

For years, our public schools have paid as little attention to personnel costs as General Motors has. Instead, school districts have attempted to enhance student learning (and address many other problems along the way) by hiring more people--more teachers (for smaller classes) and...

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