School's In Session

In reply to a local unhappy public school teacher who voted for Obama but is now upset that he is merely continuing the Bush education policies and spending I say,
Public education in this country is a shameful mess. But the problem is not improperly allocated federal resources; but rather the federal government meddling in education in the first place. Education is uniquely a state and local endeavor. The U.S. Constitution grants no positive authority or power to the federal government in the area of education. Thus, under the 10 Amendment (The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.), the feds should not be involved in education in any way, especially financially. Get rid of the Dept. of Education and all federal money and meddling in education and let those resources stay in the states and local communities to begin with. Then work with local school boards to fix the problems.

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