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Line 26: − *George W. Bush<ref name="BushChildhood">http://www.bushchildhoodhome.org/bush_history.html</ref> graduated from San Houston Elementary School and San Jacinto Junior High School in Midland, Texas+
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, 00:22, March 16, 2008→Prominent Americans educated at public schools before ''[[Engel v. Vitale]]'': Bush went to an exclusive private high school, so he doesn't count
Given that [[public schools]] educate about 90% of Americans, it is astounding how few prominent [[Americans]] attended [[public school]] after the banning of school prayer in 1962. Nearly all the examples of prominent [[Americans]] who attended public school predate 1962 in their attendance:
Given that [[public schools]] educate about 90% of Americans, it is astounding how few prominent [[Americans]] attended [[public school]] after the banning of school prayer in 1962. Nearly all the examples of prominent [[Americans]] who attended public school predate 1962 in their attendance:
*Ronald Reagan<ref>http://www.dixonil.com/reagan/reagan2.htm</ref> graduated from Dixon High School, Illinois
*Ronald Reagan<ref>http://www.dixonil.com/reagan/reagan2.htm</ref> graduated from Dixon High School, Illinois
*Dwight D. Eisenhower<ref>http://www.eisenhower.archives.gov/press_releases/2007/PR07_11_August_02_2007_Eisenhower_Co_Sponsor_Little_Rock.pdf</ref> attended Abilene High School in Abilene, Kansas
*Dwight D. Eisenhower<ref>http://www.eisenhower.archives.gov/press_releases/2007/PR07_11_August_02_2007_Eisenhower_Co_Sponsor_Little_Rock.pdf</ref> attended Abilene High School in Abilene, Kansas