States never wants strings, just send the cash. Screw 'em. They're not getting my sympathy.
Oh. Well. At the the time Federal Aid to Education was started, the states were assured there would be no strings. The Feds would just collect the money because it was easier for them; ie., they are less responsive to the voters. Then they would generously return the money to the local school systems. Of course, it didn't work that way in the long run.
Curriculums are generated State wide; the feds don't control the curriculum based on busing.
Which is going to change shortly with the introduction of national tests.
you'll find it easier to find someone in Barcelona that speaks English than in DFW. Four days in Barcelona and we only ran across two people that didn't speak English.
And the people in Barcelona are motivated to learn English. For Hispanics in DFW, it's just another imposition on the part of the biased Anglos.
Texas has what it has. They know it. It's up to Texas to deal with it.
Maybe it's up to the Feds to control the border. That is a Federal job.
Texas schools suck! They are 39th in the US.
California schools suck. They run about 48 or 49.
And Utah is pretty good. About 4th from the top. And 4th from the bottom in spending. Motivation and parenting do count. Although the NEA does itas best to convince parents of what they want to believe anyway- -that it can do the entire job if only it is given enough $$$$.
Arbitrarily, any state that gets a D [or lower] ought to get slammed: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Georgia, Idaho, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, West Virginia [note that Texas isn't on the list...there are states worse than Texas].
Is the grading done on a scale or curve? If a curve, well, SOMEBODY is going to be at the bottom. |
