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A woman convicted of a felony for using her father's address to enroll her children in a neighboring school district should be "saluted, not arrested," civil rights activist the Rev. Al Sharpton said at a rally for her on Thursday.
Activist Sharpton takes up Ohio school choice case - WSJ.com (http://online.wsj.com/article/AP9008f00430574364acba17d58ccf7ca4.html - broken link)
The federal government should account for what they spend per child, nationwide. Then give parents a voucher each and every year for that amount of money.
You can keep that money for yourself if you homeschool. You can use it towards a private education. You can hire a private tutor to teach your child if you like.
But your child must take and pass a standard test that is given nationwide.
If your child doesn't make the grade, then your child must then go to a public school, you lose your money and your right to complain about the teaching techniques of your child, unless you get a doctors note saying that your child has a learning disability.
This would not only help our children to achieve more, but it would also allow some mothers and fathers to stay home and have income coming in. That would open up jobs in the private sector for others who need them, while giving children a great head start.
The federal government should account for what they spend per child, nationwide. Then give parents a voucher each and every year for that amount of money.
You can keep that money for yourself if you homeschool. You can use it towards a private education. You can hire a private tutor to teach your child if you like.
But your child must take and pass a standard test that is given nationwide.
If your child doesn't make the grade, then your child must then go to a public school, you lose your money and your right to complain about the teaching techniques of your child, unless you get a doctors note saying that your child has a learning disability.
This would not only help our children to achieve more, but it would also allow some mothers and fathers to stay home and have income coming in. That would open up jobs in the private sector for others who need them, while giving children a great head start.
agreed but Why a standardized test? How about maintaining good grades? Standardized tests are hit or miss. Some kids just do not do well on standardized tests but are good attentive students. Maintaining good grades demonstrates consistancy in performance.
The federal government should account for what they spend per child, nationwide. Then give parents a voucher each and every year for that amount of money.
You can keep that money for yourself if you homeschool. You can use it towards a private education. You can hire a private tutor to teach your child if you like.
But your child must take and pass a standard test that is given nationwide.
If your child doesn't make the grade, then your child must then go to a public school, you lose your money and your right to complain about the teaching techniques of your child, unless you get a doctors note saying that your child has a learning disability.
This would not only help our children to achieve more, but it would also allow some mothers and fathers to stay home and have income coming in. That would open up jobs in the private sector for others who need them, while giving children a great head start.
So what if parents keep these vouchers and don't educate their children?
Doesn't that just turn into tax subsidized welfare?
agreed but Why a standardized test? How about maintaining good grades? Standardized tests are hit or miss. Some kids just do not do well on standardized tests but are good attentive students. Maintaining good grades demonstrates consistancy in performance.
Good grades aren't always a good indicator. Some teachers give open book tests. I'd actually think the tests would have to be held in a public location where the children aren't their with their "teachers" whomever they might be to prevent that.
We have to have some kind of scale to teach to, tests I think are good for that. Otherwise we don't know what in the hell they are learning anyway.
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So what if parents keep these vouchers and don't educate their children?
Doesn't that just turn into tax subsidized welfare?
Your child would have to meet certain standardized testing requirements. Otherwise, you lose that money and your right to choose where your child goes to school.
No, we are already providing public money for public education. A investment that has the best return out of any other that the federal government spends mind you. Its not welfare, although I'm sure singles with no children feel that way sometimes. But, as I said, we get no better return then we do on the money spent on public education.
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