But, where are all these billions of dollars going that have nothing to do with accreditation??
How do school lunches and school vouchers fit into an accreditation scheme??How about Titles I, IX and XIX - what do they have to do with accreditation??
Since I have been discussing this on several threads, I cannot recall specifically whether I made this point in our discussion or not, but from my observations of GWB in Texas, it is typical for GWB to let the other side get what they think they want while he gets what he really wants. Any fiscal conservative, including myself, would readily point to the education bill and say it spends too much money. However, that was the hook that reeled in the other side. The most important part of that bill, the one that liberals will learn to hate as it slowly wrenches the education issue from their grasp is testing. Testing creates accountability. Liberalism dies a slow death in the face of accountability because it cannot produce measurable result.
When the education bill was signed, I listened for days as Conservatives berated GWB for signing it. I just hoisted my glass in a toast to GWB because as far as education goes, liberals had just opened the screen door and let in the dog that was going to consume them.
The Titles Roman Numeral are not conservative in nature and are hardly GWB's doing. The latest bill may have massaged them, but they have been around gnawing at education for years now.
Vouchers are conservative in nature because they provide personal choice. They needed to be addressed at the national level because many states us Federal dollars as the hook to prevent implementation of voucher programs. GWB is a firm believer in parental choice. Getting it implemented is not going to be a straight line path.