In the same paper, his education spokesman David Willets has said he will "stand firm" against any Conservative revolt against the newpolicy, saying the leadership's refusal to back more educational selection was a "crucial test" for the party.
"I don't think that you can say that there's a 'Latino vote, ' " said Angelo Falcon, senior policy executive for the Puerto Rican Legal Defense and Educational Fund in New York.
Education secured its position as the major domestic political issue of the day, and policy makers found themselves engaged in major policy debates over topics ranging from curriculum content and computers in the classroom to vouchers and other neweducational delivery systems.