One Year: 1986 | 2. The Ultimate Field Trip
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President Reagan's Education Blitz
The White House says Reagan was not suggesting that Walter Mondale is a jackass. Feeling vulnerable, Reagan launched an education blitz. He argued for merit pay for teachers, more homework, and stricter discipline. The president directed the National Air and Space Administration to begin searching for a teacher from the nation's elementary or secondary school.
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