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"To save man from the morass of propaganda, in my opinion, is one of the chief aims of education. Education must enable one to sift and weigh evidence, to discern the true from the false, the real from the unreal, and the facts from the fiction." Martin Luther King, Jr. "The Purpose of Education" 1948 speech at Morehouse College |
The Department of Education is sending $800,000 to the Friendship Through Education Consortium to help them continue their work helping children in Afghanistan and all over the world become educated. People throughout the United States and 80 countries have visited their web site at: http://www.friendshipthrougheducation.org. You may also want to check it out. "The most sacred duty of any nation is to educate its citizens," said Secretary Paige when he met last week with Dr. Sharief Fayez, Afghanistan's Minister of Higher Education. To read the Secretary's remarks in their entirety, please visit: http://www.nochildleftbehind.gov/media/speeches/072502.html |
Last Modified: 11/02/2006
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