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[Author Prev][Author Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Author Index][Thread Index] Re: Foxnews: Local Public School System Challenges Homeschoolers
Eric ... What choice do you think "schools" have in refusing "state" and "federal" funds? And what other ways are there for funding public schools? I'm curious as to what you think is going on here. Art >>> ecrump@INTERVERSITY.ORG 12/09/02 11:11AM >>> On Mon, 9 Dec 2002, Art Burke wrote: > Just how does a public school "wean itself" from public funds? > Art, I didn't say *all* public funds. I said state and federal. Big bucks with big strings, an abdication of control to Big Bureaucracy. Good for facilities and materials and salaries, bad for freedom and learning. It is because most public schools are dependent on state and federal money that they can be coerced into transforming themselves into test-prep centers. People feel they have no choice. But they do! There might be lots of interesting ways to marshall public support for education, to generate necessary revenue and other support, but no innovation in that regard will happen as long as the bucks are flowing from the state capital or from washington. --Eric Crump -------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the ARN-L list, send command SIGNOFF ARN-L to LISTSERV@LISTS.CUA.EDU. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the ARN-L list, send command SIGNOFF ARN-L to LISTSERV@LISTS.CUA.EDU.
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