Reading this article made me appreciate all over again how much Gov Bush mattered to this state, Florida, in terms of reforming education. We're not where we want to be in every category, but he certainly brough enormous changes to this state's schools, and didn't wait around for a $3 million dollar study to make big changes, agree with him or not.
As usual, libs want to throw more money at socialism instead of making the structural changes required to make our education system dynamic, diverse, decentralized, and ultimately competitive.
This has been happening for decades.
1. There is no reason reform should cost any money. Just fire the bureacracy and give control back to the localities.
2. The real answer is simply to get rid of the public schools altogether. Just give every kid a 10K voucher and in two years California will have the best schools in the world.
But then, Ronald Reagan was Governor. :)
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Metmom, here is yet another story of the failure of public education.
You know what to do...
I think I need to "study" this...Please send me $3 million and I'll report back the obvious.
They needed a "report" to tell them that? These guys can't think for themselves.
More info:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1800481/posts
"Two estimates, both based on interviews with educators, estimate the cost of meeting the state's achievement goals at an additional $23 billion to $32 billion a year. It is not clear, however, whether that money would bring all students up to the federal goal of having all students proficient in reading and math by 2014."
And it's broken??????
Providing California children with a quality education could easily cost an additional $32 billion a year -
Researchers Thursday stressed that simply spending more money on education without overhauling the system makes no sense. In fact, they discredited an estimate in one report that the state could meet its achievement goals without reform solely by increasing spending. Such an effort could cost as much as $1.5 trillion a year, it suggested.
It's not broken, it's a liberals wet dream, a financial black hole of never ending government waste.
From the "project" website:
PROJECT SUPPORTERS
This independent research project was made possible by grants from The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, The James Irvine Foundation, and The Stuart Foundation.
Then there's the little second generation hoodlums in my class who, this very day, right in front of me, simply folded their arms, put down their heads, and went to sleep on top of the test. I woke them up, urged them to do their best, and they smiled apologetically, nodded... and put their heads down again. I sent them to the counselor and she urged them to do their best and sent them back. They put their heads down again. I ... just... have to find a different job!
And in other breaking news: The sun will set in the West tomorrow.
I am shocked it takes a 3 million dollar bribe to make us think they are trying to find the answer.
No, I am not shocked. Outraged is more like it. I am tired of these crooks stealing our money. Like everytime the dimwits think they have some power; they spend or steal our hard earned tax dollars on silly hearings that never amount too much of anything except to point out how big they can lie.
Sucky government schools? That never happens /sarcasm
I'd be willing to conduct the next study for 1/3rd the cost.
Thank a Union for great results in education and manufacturing.