Herald.com | 05/02/2005 | Bush's school plans in peril

A bit off topic for current buzz, but education policy always interests us professor-types. Here is a story from the Miami Herald (registration req'd. or use bugmenot about Jeb Bush's plans for education in Florida, and how he isn't getting legislative support even among the GOP. Note how it was Jeb's own proposal that mandates a reduction in class size over a series of years that he is now trying to repeal. Why? Because it will cost money. Isn't it a hypocritical to propose and lobby for class size reductions, and then before the plan you campaigned on is fully operational, you "slap your head" metaphorically speaking, and say "Oh, Duh, that's going to mean we have to raise taxes, so let's not do it after all." If it is a good idea, be courageous, politicians and fight for the money for your idea. The public sphere is being starved out through privitization, but where is the benefit to the community as we privitize? No where?Herald.com | 05/02/2005 | Bush's school plans in peril