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What does it mean?
Bush highlights education quality as an overlooked public question.
In plain terms
People rarely ask if children are learning well.
What can you take from it?
Education outcomes often go unasked.

Where it applies

  • school reform
  • policy discussions
  • public debates

Putting it to work

  • audit school performance
  • improve education standards

Questions to consider

  • How do we measure learning?
  • What is good education?

Another view

It raises a question without offering a clear answer.

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