William Friday is one of the most respected leaders in higher education.

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Mrs Benn was a respected campaigner for comprehensive education.

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In the Edo period, when the vast majority of the objects on display were made, the samurai evolved from hired archers and swordsmen to an elite class of warriors respected for their military skills, education and refinement.

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Himself the product of one of Chile's few respected state schools, he argues that education, like health, cannot be left entirely to market forces, without damaging equal opportunities and social cohesion.

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He ruffled feathers when he insulted former Education Minister Naledi Pandor, who is respected in ANC circles, during an address to protesting students at a university in Pretoria.

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Education should have a well-established, well-respected information system that yields varied and comprehensive indicators about kids, teachers, schools and school systems. (Any number of worthy organizations are trying to do something about that, including the Data Quality Campaign, the Council of Great City Schools, and GreatSchools.org).

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The IFS, a pretty respected organisation, says that if you are going to protect frontline services in health and education, that means about a fifth of the budget, real terms budget of other departments is going to have to disappear over three years.

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