Barbara Lerner, in The Public Lag Behind Interest (Fall 1982), Subscription Dept.,
20th & Northampton Sts., Easton, Pa. 18042.
"If the quality of schooling could be assessed . . . resource allocation alone, America would lead the world," notes Lerner, an attorney and psychologist. In fact, U .S. students suffer an embarrassing education gap in comparison with students in other nations.
The United States spends more on education than any other country-7.7 percent of gross national...