Funding Vs. Spending ; What's Going On with Educational Dollars?
The Washington Times › February 27, 2004
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Many of you might remember, and some probably don't even it know it. But years ago, before cars became equipped with computers, drivers often had to pump the accelerator a couple of times to get a sufficient amount of gas into the carburetor to get the engine going. Pump too much, though, and it flooded - leaving you exactly where you started, at a standstill. It appears we are flooding the school-reform engine.
Prior to the president's signing of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) two years ago, everyone and every lobby was aflutter with school talk. Funding, yes; vouchers, no. Funding, yes; accountability, no. That was two years ago. Today, as we slide past the second anniversary of NCLB, the chants have turned to mo' money.See the full content of this document
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Funding Vs. Spending ; What's Going On with Educational Dollars?
Listen to John Kerry - silver-spooned Teddy Kennedy's mini-me, who promised the lobbies, "As president, I will fund [you fill in the blank]." He already has promised the American Federation of Te...
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