June 7, 1989

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The U.S. Education Department's annual State Education Performance Chart--the so-called "wall chart"--ought to be relegated to the dustbin of historical frauds.

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Quality Sacrificed in Proprietary Care

Despite the Congress's rejection of child-care legislation last year, everyone knows that the nation faces a desperate shortage of day care. So why shouldn't some entrepreneurs do something about increasing the supply?

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