Wednesday, July 26, 2006

Education reform and states' rights - Homeland Stupidity

"For Utah, it isn't about specifics of the act or Utah's ability to meet the demands of federal standards. It is about states' rights to determine their own educational standards and strive for their goals, free from federal interference. This sentiment has a bit of history in Utah. Last year, the state came close to opting out of the act, turning away $116 million in federal funding." Read More...

1 comment:

Jake said...

Yeah, I still think people who vote down school choose are secularists and that is why they feel threatened by giving non-secularists choices for their own children. If they are not, they are not fully aware of the issues at hand. I have posted some videos that make some strong arguments about the core issues of school choice at www.americaneducationreform.com/videos.htm. Also, I posted my comments on the unpopular paying twice on my blog at http://americaneducationreform.blogspot.com. Really, education shouldn't be about popular opinion and how rich you are, it should be about what you want your children to learn and from who and what they learn it from...

-Jake