Why are Republicans against better schools and education?

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School districts have proved over and over again that pouring more money into the school systems aren't going to improve them. I will give you a perfect example. Recently, the Chicago Public School system has been complaining that they need millions of additional dollars for their schools. They compare their per student spending with "rich suburban schools". The problem is that they want the same as the top spending school district. The CPS already spends more money per student than 80% of the schools in the state of Illinois including most suburban schools. This spending hasn't improved their graduation rates, standard testing scores or any other standard of education. They rank among the bottom 10% of school districts in the state.Spending more money isn't always the answer. Do Democrats understand that?
 
really?then why is my husband going to take a 3.5% pay cut, some teachers will be let go and some schools will be consolidating.how is the stimulus bill helping with that? not much. money to repair schools that the state cant afford to keep open? oh please. more money is being spent on hybrid vehicles and new furniture for federal employees that is being spent on the schools.
 
How do you know it would improve education? Just because a lot of money would have been spend does not mean that the education level of children would improve at all. Like any institution with a bureaucracy involved, a large proton of the money spent goes to support the bureaucracy For example, in the state of Louisiana there are two state agency’s in charge of the education system. That means that twice the normal amount of money must be spent to support the bureaucracy even before school even see a dime.
 
Because they don't care about anything except for their precious money. They could care less about giving it to schools or health care.
 
I am not, but I think such spending should be done by the constitutionally appropriate levels of government: the states and local communities.
 
Hmm... As a Republican, I support the stimulus going to improving and expanding education, infrastructure and bringing manufacturing jobs back to the US... anything else is pure bunk and should be flushed down the crapper... and that even includes the tax cuts.
 
because the less educated people are the more likely they will watch fox news and listen to rush
 
They are like that old 7-UP slogan. "Always have been; Always will be."You have to understand Republican mentality. To them; Government exists for 3 major reasons: To provide corporate welfare and welfare for the wealthy. Specifically NOT to ever regulate anything with the aim of concentrating ever more of the nation's wealth in the wealthy's hands. And to enforce the values of a vocal minority on the citizenry not only of our nation; But of the entire world...Since educating our children doesn't fall under those categories; Their philosophy is the people are on their own in that regard.
 
THE SCHOOLS DO NOT NEED MORE MONEY. THAT IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST LIES EVER TOLD.IF YOU TRULY WANT TO FIX THE SCHOOLS, BRING IN COMPETITION BY ALLOWING PARENTS TO CHOOSE THE SCHOOL FOR THEIR CHILDRENASSIGN THE THE SCHOOL MONEY TO THE CHILD AND NOT THE SCHOOL.
 
No they won't, this is more government hands up the school system's a**. I grew up during the beginning of all this 'standard testing' and honestly it's turned the schools into assembly lines of stupidity because the teachers are pretty much useless at this point and only serve as babysitters to watch kids prepare for standardize tests. I live in New York where every other road, bridge, etc has been in repair for years and years on end while nothing is wrong before the repair and nothing is better afterwards (wall street has supposedly been in 'repair' for about 3 years now) ....why? Contracts need to be milked for as long as possible that's why. They're going to tear bridges up for 3 and 4 years increasing traffic and nothing is going to be done until the last 2 or 3 months before the money runs out. This is a heist ok? Plain and simple, ask anyone who knows about government contracting.BTW - I'm a hardcore liberal but I'm not buying Obama's bullsh*t with this one.
 
We're not but are against non preforming, political bias, educators who steal the money in the form of compensation. Taxes get raised every year, after year with no results but garbage language, pregnant children, social zeros, no respect for history other than black whoo is me (get over it they have not been slaves in their life time).
 
the stimulus package is extra spending. education is a budget item. That is included in normal spending. If you want to improve education you have to do more than trow money at it. That has been done for half a century and were still going down hill. Wake up!
 
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