[demkicker]

I've been against social promotion since its inception. I'm also in total agreement with the idea of not forcing kids to attend school beyond 8th grade.

We all know there's many problems with public education. This is a good START at repairing a broken system. Much, much more has got to be done, however.

[summer]

This is a good START at repairing a broken system.

Thank you very much for your post, demkicker. I agree: Gov. Bush has made a good start -- in fact, I would say a great start, because I know about ALL his programs. :)!