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Look at the hundreds of billions of dollars the DOE has spent since its inception under President Carter and ask, why have scores and graduations rates not show
by Shivetya 9y ago
Look at the hundreds of billions of dollars the DOE has spent since its inception under President Carter and ask, why have scores and graduations rates not show real improvement? Why are we still asking the same questions we did back then?
If there were one Federal agency in dire need of dissolution it is that one. Give the money to states in grants and see which one comes up with the better solution
- 24gttghh 9y agoA DARPA for education. I like that idea. EARPA. By what metrics would we measure their sucess, since people can't seem to agree on that?
- mturmon 9y agoWhat if your kid lives in one that comes up with the worst solution?
- adjkant 9y agoAgreed this is an important question. I think the second question is "is the worst solution significantly worse than what we have now?". I don't know the area well enough to take a stance here, but it seems the parent is claiming there is little to lose and lots to gain. So do you agree with that, particularly the little to lose part?
- mturmon 9y agoMy pushback was against the comment above mine, which blithely suggested doing an experiment where the states would sort it out. Of course, the worst solution will be pretty far off the charts. Never underestimate how far "worst" it can get! There are states/regions that either don't have their shit together, or neglect their second-tier schools.