Recounts Jimmy Carter's past experiences with education and speculates about his administration's attitudes toward education. (IRT)

An attempt to detail the varied perceptions held by educators and those held by politicians. Provides the actual language they employ to justify their shared disdain. The composite quotations in the article help put the reader in "the other guy's shoes", and serve to modify behavior patterns, which help to narrow the chasm between these two key…

The variety of educational organizations and their obsessions is awesome; however, because of the common enemy, the Reagan administration, the lobbyists representing the education associations have become adept at putting aside their differences. (Author/MLF)