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Richard Cochrane is trained in chemistry and metallurgy but is far more interested and practiced as a political and fund raising consultant, writer and amateur historian. He grew up in a Navy family and with his two younger brothers carried on its 500+ year tradition of naval service to Great Britain and the USA then enjoyed a career with one of the largest advertising and public relations agencies working with numerous Fortune 500 companies and many of America's premier educational institutions. He maintains friendships and acquaintanceships around the world. He lives in Santa Barbara, California.

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A LOT FOR TOO LITTLE

March 13th, 2008 • Richard Cochrane

Perhaps if popular American culture wasn't designed to hold boys behind that we would achieve higher math skills like we once did.United States’ taxpayers get the least bang for the bucks spent on education, putting the U.S. at 18th in reading (behind countries like Japan and Poland) and a dismal 28th in math finds an international study. The Center for Union Facts has launched www.TeachersUnionExposed.com, a new campaign to shine the spotlight on the failures of teachers unions.

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