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<title><![CDATA[RealClearPolitics - Articles by Dennis Van Roekel]]></title><link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/authors/?id=17552</link><description><![CDATA[Dennis Van Roekel]]></description><category domain="17552">Author</category><item>
					<title><![CDATA[Education A Sound Investment in an Ailing Economy]]></title>
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					<pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
					<description><![CDATA[<p>We're facing the worst economic crisis in generations, and we must meet this challenge as our nation has met previous threats - with a forceful plan that not only addresses our problems today, but also lays a solid foundation for the future.</p><p>As President Barack Obama has said, education means "more to our economic future than anything." A healthy economy depends on a healthy public education system. That's why a cornerstone of any long-term economic plan must be an investment in quality public schools and colleges.<p>Half measures won't work. We need a concerted, bipartisan effort to get this economy back on track, and that begins with investing in students' futures.</p><p>The...]]></description>
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