Another Bush Disaster Coming To A Close, Obama Ending No Child Left Behind (waiver, government)
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
Any state can tell the feds that their money is not needed. If the states do not take the money, the states can teach what they please. Don't blame the feds.
Just say no.
States decide what to teach, how it will be taught and who will do the teaching. Any good principal can get rid of a bad teacher.
Today is a SAD day for American children. Very sad
Quote:
Originally Posted by Vegas Joe
With the teacher unions finally getting their way and killing off the No Children Left Behind program, they have effectively ended any pretense at reform. This comes on top of them killing off the low income choice programs in DC and Wisconsin and trying with various degrees of success to kill off public charter schools. This is why we as Americans will LOSE. We all lose when the teacher unions win.
Hogwash!
NCLB is a terribly flawed and unrealistic piece of legislation. Its primary result is dumbing down education to emphasize getting the bottom students to pass easy tests and calling it "progress".
The shot at unions further confirms lack of comprehension on the subject.
The program may have had good intentions, but it just didn't work in practice, and hence was a failure. Billions of dollars washed down the drain. It is amazing some "conservatives" here still defend the waste/government intrusion even after the program has been proven to be a failure. At the same time they criticize Obama for cutting the waste. It's partisanship and hypocrisy at its worst.
Last edited by Finn_Jarber; 02-10-2012 at 06:02 AM..
2) The "No Child Left Behind Act" of 2001, a 670-page federal
assault on local control over public schools. This pet project of
the Republican president, made into law with the help of Sen.
Ted Kennedy and other Democrats, is the direct descendant
(technically a re-authorization) of Lyndon Johnson's Elementary
and Secondary Education Act of 1965, a linchpin of the
Great Society legislative program
Yeah, ted kennedy has the sole power to override the house, senate, and president to pass whatever he wants
It was a disastrous bill that was basically an iron fisted "big government" overwatch on the education system. I thought the GOP was against more government, they should be applauding this
So says the poster who doesnt stop demanding the government provide things like healthcare, welfare, food stamps, etc. Spare me the big left wing make believe outrage against big government.
If the states are taking federal money, then they should be able to comply with the terms of the payout, in this case, meet the standards set
And if Catholic Hospitals take federal money, they should shut up and comply with a federal mandate....
Glad you all are starting to see how it works over on that side of the aisle.
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.
Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.