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In article <1993Jan12.141207.29526@rpp386> jfh@rpp386.cactus.org (John F. Haugh II) writes:
>In article <ZOmhs*ly1@caleb.UUCP> jdp@caleb.UUCP (Jim Pritchett) writes:
>>Would YOU really want your kids to go to DC public schools?  Slick Willie is
>>just as hypocritical on most of his positions - however, at least THIS one
>>he has a valid reason to do so.
>
>If I was the President of the United States?  I'd INSIST that my daughter
>go to public school.  What message is he sending?  "My daughter is better
>than all of those poor hapless souls that are forced to go to public
>schools."

John's quite correct.  It was outrageous that Clinton considers that
Chelsea would not receive an adequate education in public schools.

Fortunately, I'd pit Purple Sage (Round Rock ISD) against Chelsea's
new fancy Quaker school any day of the week.

Perhaps Clinton was worried about security?  But then again, aren't we all?


>The public school system is broken, badly.  The solution is not to have
>a two class system when the rich and privileged get one education and
>the poor get another.  This is why I support a voucher system - let the
>poor black kids in DC that are STUCK in public schools have a chance at
>the same education that one rich white guy's daughter is going to get.
>-- 
>John F. Haugh II                  [ PGP 2.1 ] !'s: ...!cs.utexas.edu!rpp386!jfh
>Ma Bell: (512) 251-2151           [ DoF #17 ]        @'s: jfh@rpp386.cactus.org
>"If we make SS need based, can we change the name to: Failing Incompetents
>    Compensation Allotment?"  -- Dr. Michael Reed

I too support vouchers.  I just got my bill for RRISD - and its a
whopper.  While I might bitch and moan about paying it (and hey,
what gives RRISD the right to tax my leased CAR, fer crissake?!),
at least my kid's school is good (with an award winning Principal,
Terri Hunt, as well :-)  But if I could have more CHOICE, the PRICE
might drop and education might be even BETTER.  And hell yes, inner-city
black majority private schools are viable - Marva Collins in Chicago
PROVED that.


STATE INCOME TAX?  This will NOT solve the tax burden problem,
it will NOT result in better education for poorer districts (but
WILL result in increased spending, which has NO correlation to
education success).  And will property taxes drop?  NOT A CHANCE!

The ONLY answer is increased competition that forces the education
bureaucrats BACK into classrooms and radically CUTS waste and
mismanagement in school districts.

soap_box = FALSE;

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