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January 7, 2009, 12:28 PM ET
Ex-Teacher Hopes to Create a Civilian Service Academy
A former teacher from Mississippi has worked for the past three years on plans to create the equivalent of West Point for government bureaucrats, according to The New York Times.
Chris Myers Asch’s plans for the Public Service Academy have gained the support of high-profile members of Congress, and he hopes President-elect Barack Obama’s interest in promoting public service bodes well for the realization of his dream. “There’s no doubt that we don’t have the best and brightest in government,” said Sen. Arlen Specter, Republican of Pennsylvania, who has joined Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, Democrat of New York, in sponsoring a bill to create a public-service academy.
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