GeorgeWBush.com :: Education Issue Brief
One thing we rarely here about, except from anti-tax libertarians and angry-big-government-hating-republicans, is how much money Bush has spent on things like education. He increased education spending 49% since FY 2001. That’s pretty significant if you ask me.
7 Comments
at 1:19 am - 15th August 2004 Permalink
Nope. He promised money, but lied.
Not only is his no child left behind program a devestating blow to public schools, but he is going on to cut $90 million in that BS program alone, starting next year.
His funding overall shows the smallest increase in funding in seven years.
At least his press is good enough that he can get you thinking that he’s spending his money there.
at 9:31 am - 16th August 2004 Permalink
http://www.cato.org/pubs/tbb/tbb-0308-16.pdf
The numbers are right there.
http://www.aei.org/news/newsID.20683,filter./news_detail.asp
at 9:45 pm - 16th August 2004 Permalink
Oh! A bunch of sketchy numbers! Touche.
Sure he increased it. Not much, and his unfunded mandates on Public Education are draining America’s reserves.
He’s no help at all. Of course, charter and private schools prolly love him.
at 7:58 am - 17th August 2004 Permalink
Sean,
I really did look for raw data. If you can find some more, please lead me there.
My initial point was that I thought it was interesting how much libertarians and little government republicans truly dislike him; they believe that he spends too much. Many who don’t share his beliefs on morals and values have even said he’s pretty much the same thing as Bill Clinton. I’m not necessarily saying it, I was commenting that he claims that it’s the case. I for one, believe that he’s spent a lot on education. Maybe not as much as he initially proposed, but I hardly think that makes him a “liar”.
I hardly think you can call NCLB “unfunded”. You may be able to claim, responsibly, that it’s “underfunded.”
Charter schools are “public” schools and are of course, if they want to recieve title one money, subject to NCLB. Private schools, however, since they don’t recieve title one funds, are not.
at 1:09 am - 18th August 2004 Permalink
He’s a liar. He overbudgeted and delivered 3 to every 10 dollars he promised. He has done nothing right, and you’re falling for it.
Fucking wake up!
at 1:10 am - 18th August 2004 Permalink
Woah. Sorry about that.
at 8:05 am - 18th August 2004 Permalink
I’m really not trying hard not to fall for anything. From where do these numbers and data come?