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...State Appreciation: Despite his drastic plummet in the public opinion polls, Gov, Michael S. Dukakis still seems to command the respect of the University of Virginia community. At this week's presidential summit on education held there, Dukakis received sustained applause when he arrived for public events...
...president and the governors also concentrated on structural reform at the summit meeting saying that the states should be given more flexibility with federal funds...
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.--The first ever presidential education summit came to an end yesterday, as President Bush and the nation's 50 governors said helping disadvantaged preschoolers and illiterate adults were among their top priorities for the near future...
Federal funding for educational programs wasagain an issue at the summit yesterday, and inwhat appears to be a partisan division, Democratshave said that the other governors will notdiscuss urging major increases in federaleducation spending...
...issue of higher education was not discussedto any great extent at the summit. "Highereducation was slighted here," Celeste told TheCrimson. "The reason is that the governors feelwe're doing a better job on higher education thanthe rest of the world. Also, where we haveproblems in college, it is because of problems inprimary and secondary schools that spill over intocollege...