Schools should be returned to the community level --- let people decide if they will have a school in their community and how much they will pay for it. The federal government should get entirely out of "education".
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This is a unique idea. Since parents have invested in College annuities, maybe they should begin with 1st thru 12th grade as well. I expect there is an allocation "per student" cost that can be assessed State to State...and probably school district to district.... A set amount should follow the student.which could be used in parochial or public school.
I don't see Presiudent Bush EVER vetoing a GOP-backed piece of legislation in the House. So I'm not too worried.
In addition, Cognress does not have the power to force school choice on states. But they can, however, offer "transition assistance" to states that undertake fundamental school choice. Another option would be for Congress to enact School Choice in D.C., Guam, and Puerto Rico, territories that fall under federal juristiction. But I'm not even aware of any such proposals in Congress.
Bush's NCLBA was designed to take away the Democrats' monopoly on the issue of education, just at the prescription Medicare legislation was designed to take away the Democrats' monopoly on the issue of health care.
People who live in areas with bad school districts are free to take on another job; forgo having another child out of wedlock; forgo taking drugs and other costly illegal pastimes, and move. Last I looked there was nothing chaining the feet of people dissatisfied with their local schools to the pavement.
At least Spellings (new ed. secy) isn't fond of vouchers. All we need is another welfare program, this time launched on the federal level. You'd think Cato Institute, as libertarians, would be opposed to them.