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The Ineffectiveness of Education Reform


On January 8, 2002 President Bush signed into law the Leave No Child Behind Act, which significantly changes how public schools receive federal funding. This bipartisan-supported attempt at reform, the first of this magnitude since the Elementary-Secondary Education Act of 1965, shows a dedicated concern to improving education. However, it is not plausible a punishment/rewards system will positively improve schools on a large scale as a nationwide policy should.

President Bush?s apparent prioritizing of schools is the positive stance for the federal government to take on this issue, especially at a time when domestic concerns could be overshadowed by global tensions and war activities. At first glance, one may be reassured by the current trend in spending on education: $22.1 billion for 2002, up 27% from last year, and 49% from 2000. Consider education?s place in the federal budget for the 2000 fiscal year (from Dept. of Education and www.census.gov), when it was a mere .7% ($11.27 billion), microscopic in comparison to Defense at 14.5%... [to view the full essay now, purchase below]

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