A strong argument can be made that
the end of real education came via the presidency of Democrat Jimmy Carter.
8. “In 1972, the massive union [The National Education Association (NEA)] formed a political action committee…released ‘Needed: A Cabinet Department of Education’ in 1975, but its most significant step was
to endorse a presidential candidate- Jimmy Carter- for the first time in the history of the organization.”
D.T. Stallngs, “A Brief History of the Department of Education: 1979-2002,” p. 3.
When formed, its budget was $13.1 billion (in 2007 dollars) and it employed 450 people. IN 2010, the estimated budget is
$107 billion, and there are 4,800 employees.
http://crunchycon.nationalreview.co...-department-education-not-radical/mona-charen
“In November 1995, when the federal government shut down over a budget crisis, 89.4 percent of the
department’s employees were deemed ‘nonessential’ and sent home.”
Beck and Balfe, “Broke,” p.304
9.
Progressive Education aims to “level the playing field.”
Translation: “lower the standards.” Everyone’s work goes up on the walls because it’s not fair to judge a child’s work as there are no wrong answers, only life experiences.
‘Lost in all the chanting for change is the core
commitment to impart actual knowledge. For progressives
in the Age of Obama, setting high academic standards is secondary to the self-improvement of the "whole child" and "service" to the cause of social justice.’
The Three R s in the Age of Obama Rappin Revolution and Radicalism - Michelle Malkin - Page 2
What have the Liberals/Progressives/Democrats done to this nation in service to their thirst for power????
I'll give you that.
