Answer; Sure is, and it has been around for a long time. ALthough it pre-dates this, I will start with Pres George H Bush, when Clinton was Governor of Arkansas (Clinton helped shape "America 2000"), then shows up again as "Goals 2000" when Clinton is Pres.(he added some goals)and now is called "NO Child Left Behind". It is all the same legislation with some modifications along the way. It has just grown bigger and more controlling from the top down. Makes every state education department "accountable" to the feds (they will deny this, noting that it is vouluntary). Creates a School-to-work training system. Note that Sen Kennedy, who stood along side at the signing is Chair of the Education and Workforce Training Committee.
All the same programs, only the names have changed, to "confuse" the innocent. (sarcasm off)
Yes I knew they had been at it for a long time, just thought there might have been something specific in this President Bush's program.
Actually, I remember sitting in Civics class in 1957 and discussing the civil rights movement. Our superintendent taught the Civics class. He was great on discussing things. We thought we were getting away with a lot when we got him to talking. I didn't realize until I was an adult how much he taught us about government and taught us to be informed and involved. When I talked with other adults who had no clue about the government. (Off the subject). I remember the discussion and he told us there was no problem with black and white children going to school together, that it could be accomplished with smoothly. He said the problem would be the federal government getting control of our schools under the guise of intergration. He said that would be the beginning of the end of quality education in America.
Also, SO RIGHT ON. I am SO encouraged.... there may BE a future