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| Clinton calls for major educational reforms |
| 2007-03-31 |
| Hillary Clinton today called for universal pre-school, de-funding of private "supplemental" education programs and an overall shift in what she described as a test-based approach to education. The New York senator and Democratic Presidential front-runner was received enthusiastically by about 300 delegates to the NEA-New Hampshire, the state's teachers union, and hundreds of guests at the union's annual meeting at the Grappone Center. Clinton, speaking for more than an hour, said that children in poor, "crumbling" classrooms are "invisible" to President George W. Bush and his administration. She said Bush has also ignored dropouts, and the group she was addressing. "Teachers of New Hampshire," Clinton said, you are not going to be invisible to the next President of the United States." Clinton called for full funding of Bush's "No Child Left Behind," which she supported early in Bush's first term, but which, she charged, has been purposely under-funded to promote an agenda favorable to private schools and a voucher system. She promised to increase funding for IDEA (the Individuals with Disabilities EducationAct), federal legislation aimed at providing equal educational opportunities for the disabled. Clinton did not say how much universal pre-school would cost, or how she would pay for it. She said she will release details of her plan soon. Clinton also vowed to cut funding for a "new generation of nuclear weapons" being pursued by the Bush administration. |
| Posted by:Dave D. |
| #8 Yep, there are federal programs like Headstart, etc., but the overwhelming majority of funding is at the local/state level as are school boards. The best (only?) thing Uncle Sam should do is mandate vouchers, IMHO. |
| Posted by: Spot 2007-03-31 13:38 |
| #7 "Clinton did not say how much universal pre-school would cost, or how she would pay for it. She said she will release details of her plan soon." Clinton did not say how much universal Healthcare would cost, or how she would pay for it. She said she will release details of her plan soon. Clinton did not say how much her Environmental strategy to reduce Greenhouse gasses would cost, or how she would pay for it. She said she will release details of her plan soon. Clinton did not say how much her strategy to reduce dependence on foreign oil would cost, or how she would pay for it. She said she will release details of her plan soon. Clinton did not say how much her “every child will have a pony” plan would cost, or how she would pay for it. She said she will release details of her plan soon. Clinton did not say how much... |
| Posted by: DepotGuy 2007-03-31 13:36 |
| #6 Education in the US is a state issue, not federal. Now Spot, what's this damn census of poor kids eating free lunch we have to do 4 times a year all about n order to qualifiy for Title I dough? Agreed tho that it should be a state issue. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2007-03-31 13:14 |
| #5 I can see the lil robots - forced to sit and listen to her speak..kinda like a 1984 ad....hey! |
| Posted by: Frank G 2007-03-31 12:10 |
| #4 This is a bullshit red herring. Education in the US is a state issue, not federal. The president has very little to do with it. Hillary is just blowing smoke out her ass by proposing things she would have no place delivering. |
| Posted by: Spot 2007-03-31 09:49 |
| #3 Not all children are ready for even so informal a learning situation as preschool at that age, and it would be damaging to them to mandate such a thing. That's why even kindergarten is generally optional. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2007-03-31 05:30 |
| #2 NEA-CEEi0 and Amalgamated Pencil Snappers. jeebus, the most persistently dangerous organzation in the US. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2007-03-31 03:26 |
| #1 While speaking to a teachers' union. The Hildabeast never fails to propose destroying the country. |
| Posted by: Captain America 2007-03-31 01:26 |