The Ryan outline by design does not include specifics other than a general instruction to the Ways and Means Committee to overhaul the corporate tax code and simplify the seven individual brackets into two tiers with a top rate of 25%.

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Likewise, public teachers, many of whom teach less than required to the general class while offering the balance as "advanced" instruction to students whose parents are able to pay.

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Internet-based initiatives from Khan Academy to MITx are poised to give greater access, very possibly altering the nature of education in some ways, but concurrently fueling interest for US education in general and the deep, interactive learning that only on-campus instruction can provide not to mention the unmatched networking opportunities of physical universities.

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