As in other nations, there is a growing recognition in the United States that issues of access cannotbeseparatedfrom concerns about the quality of the teaching and learning to which students are gaining access.
First, electronic waste is currently hazardous waste in that it contains lead, mercury, cadmium, brominated flame retardants etc, which are integrally mixed into components and cannot therefore be easily separatedfromthe non-hazardous components.
When seen for what it represents, our repeated confrontations with the debt ceiling should serve to remind us that the perceived benefits of government spending cannot ultimately beseparatedfrom their cost.