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Re: [Phys-l] Solving American Stupidity

OTOH check out "our" majority leader:

Harry Reid is a Populist-Leaning Liberal.
Click here for explanation of political philosophy.
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[On education]:

Click here for 18 full quotes on Education OR background on Education.
• World-class education to compete in world-wide economy. (Feb 2005)
• Voted YES on additional $10.2B for federal education & HHS projects. (Oct 2007)
• Voted YES on $52M for "21st century community learning centers". (Oct 2005)
• Voted YES on $5B for grants to local educational agencies. (Oct 2005)
• Voted YES on shifting $11B from corporate tax loopholes to education. (Mar 2005)
• Voted YES on funding smaller classes instead of private tutors. (May 2001)
• Voted YES on funding student testing instead of private tutors. (May 2001)
• Voted YES on spending $448B of tax cut on education & debt reduction. (Apr 2001)
• Voted NO on Educational Savings Accounts. (Mar 2000)
• Voted NO on allowing more flexibility in federal school rules. (Mar 1999)
• Voted NO on education savings accounts. (Jun 1998)
• Voted NO on school vouchers in DC. (Sep 1997)
• Voted NO on $75M for abstinence education. (Jul 1996)
• Voted NO on requiring schools to allow voluntary prayer. (Jul 1994)
• Voted YES on national education standards. (Feb 1994)
• More foreign languages courses and exchange students. (Feb 2001)
• Rated 91% by the NEA, indicating pro-public education votes. (Dec 2003)
• Opposes education vouchers for public or private school. (Aug 2010)
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• Rated 100% by the AU, indicating support of church-state separation. (Dec 2006)

http://www.ontheissues.org/senate/harry_reid.htm

On 2010, Nov 09, , at 18:30, John SOHL wrote:

look up statements by Utah state senator Chris Butters) but I don't want this post to be about politics directly. What I want are suggestions for solutions to our abysmal lack of interest (on average) in science and engineering. Solutions that we, as educators, can put in place to make a real dent. After all, that is part of what we have been hired to do.

John

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