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Tue 07 Jul 2009Parental choice key issue in debate on schools
OPINION:Having church-run schools alongside State-run schools is a win-win situation, writes TOM O'GORMAN
FINTAN O’TOOLE is consistently among the most interesting commentators in Irish life. Whether one agrees or disagrees with him, it is hard not to admire his intellectual honesty and his clarity. Which is why his recent column, in which he seems to be calling for State ownership of schools, but not for State control of schools, was something of a surprise, because the argument wasn’t as clear as usual.
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