Why I support eliminating the Federal Level Department of "Education".

[Frankenstein]

New facility requests are usually subject to referendums.

Which changes what

 

[Woodznutz]

Voluntary is voluntary. I don't condone it, but if people want to hide in their bubbles, that's up them.

The opposite of voluntary is compulsory.

 

[Woodznutz]

Which changes what

Many such school referendums fail. Schools can't "levy" anything.

 

[Frankenstein]

Many such school referendums fail. Schools can't "levy" anything.

They should! They make it seem as though they aren't already funded

 

[Woodznutz]

They should! They make it seem as though they aren't already funded

School funding should be based on the success of their graduates.

 

[dblack]

The opposite of voluntary is compulsory.

Yep.

 

[rightwinger]

School segregation in public schools is a Constitutional violation. There's no need for a federal bureaucracy to combat it. Just the Court.

Yes there is when the alternative is the state enforcing it

 

[dblack]

Yes there is when the alternative is the state enforcing it

Not sure what you're saying. The federal government has the power to force states to abide by the Constitution. No federal bureaucracy required.

You're trying to use state discrimination as an excuse for federal control of education. That's kind of a reach, doncha thing?

 

[GMCGeneral]

When they had zero input we got things like school segregation

You mean NEIGHBORHOOD schools which I favor. It makes absolutely zero sense to force little 5 year old Johnny and 6 year old Jane to have to get up at 4:30AM and grab a bus to cart them all the way across town for the 8AM bell when a school that is a mere 5 blocks away could be walked to within 10 to 15 minutes, but Johnny and Jane can't go.to because of some bullshit racial quota.

 

[initforme]

New facility requests are usually subject to referendums.

We just passed a referendum. Our teachers got a 7 percent raise. It passed with an 80/20 yes vote.

 

[Frankenstein]

School funding should be based on the success of their graduates.

We have an federal education department that takes ton's of tax money top fund theses schoolos

 

[WorldWatcher]

School funding should be based on the success of their graduates.

How far after graduation and what would the measurement be?

WW

 

[Unkotare]

How about cultural support within the curriculum, and doesn't that fly in the face of assimilation?

The kids are assimilating just fine.

 

[Unkotare]

School funding should be based on the success of their graduates.

As measured how?

 

[Woodznutz]

How far after graduation and what would the measurement be?

WW

I would say age 40. The measurement would be their net value to themselves, their family, and to society. Of course, extenuating circumstance could be considered.

 

[Woodznutz]

The kids are assimilating just fine.

Kids usually do. It's when they grow up that the problems begin.

 

[Unkotare]

I would say age 40. The measurement would be their net value to themselves, their family, and to society. Of course, extenuating circumstance could be considered.

And how would you measure such "value."?

 

[Unkotare]

Kids usually do. It's when they grow up that the problems begin.

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[Woodznutz]

We have an federal education department that takes ton's of tax money top fund theses schoolos

The Fed only accounts for 8 percent of school budgets. State and local government provides the other 92 percent.

 

[Woodznutz]

And how would you measure such "value."?

I would start with general health. Are citizens who went through 12 to 20 years of formal education healthy. If not, why not.