A Gift from the "Education President"

[liberalron]

From The Progress Report of May 12, 2004

The refusal to fully fund the No Child Left Behind Act, special education and other programs has left states facing a $72 billion unfunded mandate. The president tried to defend that underfunding in a visit to Arkansas yesterday, but the local statistics there are grim: Because the president has not fully funded his own education bill, more than 12,000 disadvantaged children from the area Bush visited in Arkansas (the 3rd district) will be left out of Title I assistance, and more than 6,000 will not be able to enroll in the Head Start program. While Bush told the Arkansas audience that he "understands that people need extra help" with education and that "the federal government is responding," his budget leaves a total of 60,000 disadvantaged Arkansas kids out of Title I assistance this year. Meanwhile, Bush's federal policies drain more than $1 billion from the state's revenues. See a congressional district-by-district breakdown of how the White House's underfunding of education affects your area.

[lovedems]

1. I am in a state of shock that he is running a NCLB television ad.

I guess Condi hasn't read him the articles in the paper that the states absolutely hate this legislation.

I wonder if he is going to be brazen enough to go to W.Virginia. Aren't they trying to get out of NCLB?

[democratreformed]

5. I know. I can't believe that either. (About the ads and his going around

touting this "great" program).

[pinto]

2. any link? I'd love to pass on the stats.

[liberalron]

3. Here you go

There is good information here for all States.

http://www.americanprogress.org/site/pp.asp?c=biJRJ8OVF&b=70664

[pinto]

4. thanks.

[liberalron]

6. Some of the best writing/information

that I have seen re. the education boondoggle we are facing comes from "The Black Commentator".

You might find these to be of interest.

http://www.blackcommentator.com/67/67_cover_voucher.html
http://www.blackcommentator.com/75/issue_75.html
http://www.blackcommentator.com/79/79_cover_teachers.html
http://www.blackcommentator.com/85/issue_85.html