QUOTE(My Dixie Normus @ Apr 24, 2006 -> 11:58 AM)
Friday, the Chicago Trib reported that just 6 in 100 Chicago Public H.S. freshmen will go on to get a college degree. Also, 67% of Chicago 4th graders test below grade level in reading. The Fed spends 53 billion on public education every year. A good place to start would be to blow up the Dept. of Education. The only remaining element should be a national test, written in English, that qualifies you to move out of 4th, 8th and 12th grade.
Not going to happen. Teachers unions are one the Dems biggest supporters, they won't allow changes to the education system (no matter how bad the system is).
Most of chicago's public school teachers couldn't pass a basic math exam, but they sure could tell you why Bush is the most evil person to ever live.