ERIC Number: EJ359341
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Publication Date: 1987
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The Sputnik of the Eighties.
Jennings, John F.
Phi Delta Kappan, v69 n2 p104-09 Oct 1987
Between 1980 and 1986 federal support for education fell by 11 percent and number of disadvantaged students grew to 20 percent. In 1986 federal support for children had fallen to its lowest level in 20 years. Evaluates congressional turnaround that began to increase federal support. U.S. business leaders expressed concern over U.S. educational status in 1987 testimony before Congress. (MD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Economically Disadvantaged, Education Work Relationship, Educational Finance, Educational Quality, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Aid, Federal Government, Federal Programs, Federal State Relationship, Financial Problems, Poverty, Poverty Programs, Retrenchment, School Business Relationship
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Japan
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