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Obama wants to grow government, and in particular Federal Government, as big as possible. He wants to consolidate all power in Washington at the expense of state and local governments.
He believes the Federal Government should tell us how to live our lives and control as much as possible.
So increasing education spending is right up his alley.
More sensational posting.
I have to wonder... do ANY of you have kids/nephews/etc that are in the current education system? Did any of you go to public school here in the last 15 years? If you did, NCLB should be sounding VERY familiar. Its amazing how NONE of the teachers and very few parents supported that bill and yet no one here ever wants to bring that up when it comes to why education has gone down the toilet.
The schools ARE underfunded. @ the OP: Why, of all things, are you not willing to invest in the future of the country?
More money does not necessarily improve education.
And it's all about the federal government getting more control over services that should either be provided by private enterprise, local or state governments.
I have to wonder... do ANY of you have kids/nephews/etc that are in the current education system? Did any of you go to public school here in the last 15 years? If you did, NCLB should be sounding VERY familiar. Its amazing how NONE of the teachers and very few parents supported that bill and yet no one here ever wants to bring that up when it comes to why education has gone down the toilet.
And yet your post agrees with me. NCLB was a Federal Government program. That is EXACTLY what I am posting about.
The Feds have no business in education. The entire dept of education should be totally shut down.
More money does not necessarily improve education.
And it's all about the federal government getting more control over services that should either be provided by private enterprise, local or state governments.
Who says the federal government should not be involved with education? In my state, a large portion of the kids are only being educated just enough to participate in the entry-level workforce... any kindergarten dreams of being an astronaut/nuclear physicist/etc. get thrown out the window by the time you're in middle school and the kids know it.
And NCLB was a federal program that involved ZERO input from the teachers. That imo is fairly idiotic.
The schools ARE underfunded. @ the OP: Why, of all things, are you not willing to invest in the future of the country?
Because MORE MONEY does NOT = Better Education. Read the link. Do your own research. This has been repeatedly shown to be true. I use to think like you. But, if you look at the facts, pumping more money into education does not help our kids. More local, state control is the answer in my opinion.
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