Submitted by MD teacher (not verified) on October 30, 2007 - 12:53.
If one has read the constitution, he knows that it isn't the job of the federal government to fund education. It is, however, their job to defend the country. Hence, the difference in funding noted in the article.
Most money for education comes from state and local funds, just as our founders intended. To act as though our schools are not getting funded because we are spending too much money on defense is simply dishonest. Per our constitution, our schools really aren't supposed to be receiving any federal funding, and the only reason they do is through "back doors," like special education funding, justified by responsibilities of the federal government having nothing (directly) to do with public education.
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Submitted by MD teacher (not verified) on October 30, 2007 - 12:53.
If one has read the constitution, he knows that it isn't the job of the federal government to fund education. It is, however, their job to defend the country. Hence, the difference in funding noted in the article.
Most money for education comes from state and local funds, just as our founders intended. To act as though our schools are not getting funded because we are spending too much money on defense is simply dishonest. Per our constitution, our schools really aren't supposed to be receiving any federal funding, and the only reason they do is through "back doors," like special education funding, justified by responsibilities of the federal government having nothing (directly) to do with public education.