» 2010 » SeptemberFederal control over education has been growing since the 1960s despite the fact that the word education does not appear in the Constitution of the United States. Now, as the current administration pushes for national education standards, federal control over education is about to expand considerably at the expense of state and local control. Texas Education Commissioner [...] American spending on public education, adjusted for inflation, has more than doubled over the last three decades. What did taxpayers get for their money? The average math and reading scores of American 17-year-olds have not improved since the early 1970s according to the National Assessment of Educational Progress. Twice the money. Zero progress. Yet students in other countries have [...] |
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