Education debate: Look who isn't talking now

From: La Prensa San Diego | Date: March 21, 2008| Author: Light, Nanette | Copyright information

WASHINGTON-It's a talking battle, and education is losing.

Presidential candidates, focused on the economy and foreign policy, haven't emphasized the topic experts say is vital to ensuring the United State's economic reign.

According to a USA Today/Gallup poll, education was the third-most important issues to voters, behind the economy and Iraq. The poll, conducted Feb. 8 to 10, surveyed 1,016 adults and has a margin of error of plus or minus three percentage points.

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