For as long as wealthy Americans have given their money away,
education has been a leading recipient of their largess. Andrew
Carnegie, Henry Ford, John D. Rockefeller: the biggest philanthropists of
the 20th century all gave significant portions of their fortunes to
schools, teachers and libraries.
FOR the eighth straight year the Bush administration has ritually
proposed taking a hefty whack out of the federal subsidy for public
broadcasting. The cuts would in effect slice in half the money that
public television and public radio get from the government. If we follow
the usual script, this means it’s time for upset listeners and viewers to
rally to the cause, as they have in the past, and browbeat Congress into
restoring the budget.
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