FR EXCLUSIVE: Gov. Jeb Bush answers the question -- "Do FL voucher students take state tests?"

Email from Gov Bush to summer | July 8, 2002 | Jeb Bush; summer

[summer]

mafree, Maybe you could ask Gov. Bush's campaign people to put you in touch with THIS PERSON.

[summer]

Hi, I thought you might be interested in this thread re: vouchers. Of course, I realize I could be wrong. :)

[summer]

Hi, I thought you might be interested in this thread. Of course, I realize I could be wrong. :)

[Truth Addict]

I do think it is important to keep that control with the parent -- otherwise, private schools start to become exactly like public schools

I agree with your analysis of this, and also want private schools to have as much freedom as possible. All I am trying to say is that if states choose to require testing, I would not object since I think that is a good thing.

What I would object to is if the state tries to control the content of the curriculum, teaching methods, etc., or would demand that certain subjects (outside of basic academics) be either required or forbidden. For example, I would not want religious classes forbidden, or certain immoral agendas imposed.

Generally speaking, some governmental regulation is necessary in every industry, but I believe it should be kept to a minimal level, and let the free market regulate the rest. Too much regulation can be extremely harmful, both in the needless expenditures required to maintain it, as well as the resources that need to be devoted to it that take away from more important tasks. I think this is a major reason why public schools often perform badly compared to their private counterparts; too much time and effort wasted on complying with regulations.

[summer]

Hi, I thought you might be interested in this thread. Of course, I realize I could be wrong. :)

[summer]

Re your post #84 - BTTT! :)

[Dakmar]

Hello summer,

Thanks for pinging me to this thread. For the record, I think vouchers are a jolly good idea. I am also concerned, though, that FedGov.Com destroys everything it touches. That is why I pinged FreeTally here, too; you both know so much about the K - 12 Education System in Florida!

[summer]

FYI.

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[summer]

For the record, I think vouchers are a jolly good idea. I am also concerned, though, that FedGov.Com destroys everything it touches.

LOL...I think that accurately summarizes the feelings of many people here. Thanks for your post, Dakmar. And, thanks for your kind words to me. :)!

[Red Jones]

that is fine summer, if you want to keep me on a ping list, then that's fine with me. I like to reac voucher stories.

[summer]

Thanks for your post, Red Jones. Right now, I don't have a separate voucher list, but maybe I will create one soon (and include you on it), as this seems to be a hot topic! :)

[summer]

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