Posts Tagged ‘Department of Education’
Yet another bad idea from the Obama administration
Last Friday, the Obama administration issued a “recommendation” to Congress. These reports always seem to come out on a Friday in the hopes, I suppose, that no one is paying attention. This one, much like many other “recommendations”, is a kick in the whatever to the private sector.
Read MoreDo we need the Department of Education?
For this post, we’re discussing the federal Department of Education, and my flat out answer is an emphatic NO. The federal Department of Education – and certainly to an extent state education bureaucracies – are great examples of government central planning that fails to improve anything, or more likely make it worse. More than 1.9 million people…
Read MoreMore government intrusion
This time it is the Department of Education that would seem to be overstepping its bounds. Thanks to their vigilence, we will today learn the identities of the most expensive colleges and universities in the United States, based upon data that the colleges and universities are required to file with the federal government. This information,…
Read MoreClerical error ensures New Jersey loses $400 million in education funding
This “Race to the Top” thing is totally stupid. From what I remember, Connecticut failed to get an application in on time and lost out, now New Jersey inserts 2008 budget numbers into a binder – instead of the required 2010 numbers – and they miss out [oh well] on $400 million?
Read MoreCato: The reality of money and jobs in public education
If you’re going to argue the reduction of public education funding or the reduction of the number of teachers/assistants/administrators will directly result in lower student performance, you need to show the increase in funding and positions within the system improved student performance in the first place.
Read MoreThat’s an interesting definition of “school safety…”
Another Obama administration staffer, another scandal… Kevin Jennings is, allegedly, the director of the Department of Education’s Office of Safe and Drug Free Schools. As a young man, Jennings was a teacher in Concord, Massachusetts.
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