Despite the haranguing of Sibby by Pat Powers, Sibby is onto something in his post on education. I don't endorse all Sibby's suggestions (such as eliminating the state education board) but education is needlessly bureaucratized and regulated. I have previously advocated here requiring teachers to earn a four year degree in a subject field and only then taking one year in education classes. Also, alternative certification would allow those who have life experience but no education degree to teach in our schools.
Schools spend an inordinate amount of money simply to comply with federal regulations. If we eliminated those regulation we could take that extra money and give it to teachers. I believe education is a national priority and requires some federal policy, but by and large I'd prefer federal education money given to states as block grants with relatively no strings attached.
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