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Re: Education



At 10:20 28 02 2000 , you wrote:
Jim et al.

The Eisenhower grants are BLOCK GRANTS.... The states administer the money
and they have a wide latitude in how they spend the money.

Yes, indeed. And the congress wants to blend these block grants into a
larger block grant to the states -- along with additional monies --
increases that Clinton wants to keep in Washington so the DEd can
manipulate it. The congress wants to INCREASE the funds to the local
school districts. It is beyond me why everyone doesn't see this. Why on
Earth would local control of the increase money deprive the local
schools. Now one may not agree with how the local board administers these
funds -- but this is the nature of a democracy -- at least the little of it
that we have left -- if one is unhappy with the local school board, vote
them out -- a far easier task than getting rid of Clinton or like minded
people -- unless one thinks that the next administration will be much
different. <Ha>

Those who think that magically federal allocations will filter through the
DEd to their local school districts more efficiently than a block grant
will be woefully disappointed.

Jim Green
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