This system is quite obviously a failure and it is time for major reform. It is no secret that United States test scores are laughably low compared to the rest of the world, most notably South Korea, and members of the EU such as Finland and Germany. Regardless of how much money we as a people allow our government to dump into our education system, along with more money on its way, nothing seems to be working. “The [Obama] administration began promoting education reform by getting Congress to approve $4.35 billion of stimulus money for competitive grants to states.” (Jost). This shows the people that the administration once again believes that money will solve all issues just as the prior administration believed a decade and a half ago in terms
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NCLB increases funding for schools in poor neighborhoods with a suffering demographic; i.e. Chicago and Detroit. It also holds schools that accept federal funding accountable for raising the achievement of all students in the same way the government offers public transportation funding to states so long as they keep the age for legal alcoholic consumption at 21. Finally, schools that don 't meet state benchmarks two years in a row are labeled “in need of improvement” and suffer sanctions …show more content…
There is no logical reason or right for them to extend their hand into education. Simply, on a basis of legality it violates the 10th amendment. Additionally, recent acts and legislative actions such as No Child Left Behind and Common Core have proved detrimental to the advancement of education. Students are not learning the material given and therefore how can they ever be expected to advance? The government claims this is on the students, as do teachers who have been backed into a corner with no way out. Everybody claims the students just simply do not want to learn and how can the teachers be expected to teach somebody who does not want to learn. While this may be true in some cases it does not represent the majority and it is a cop out to shield the federal government from the blame and absolve ownership. The bottom line is: with the funds and resources the United States has, there is no excuse to be as low as we are in education as compared to the world. It is time the federal government withdraws themselves from the situation and allows the states to do their job and find a solution that works for their
NCLB increases funding for schools in poor neighborhoods with a suffering demographic; i.e. Chicago and Detroit. It also holds schools that accept federal funding accountable for raising the achievement of all students in the same way the government offers public transportation funding to states so long as they keep the age for legal alcoholic consumption at 21. Finally, schools that don 't meet state benchmarks two years in a row are labeled “in need of improvement” and suffer sanctions …show more content…
There is no logical reason or right for them to extend their hand into education. Simply, on a basis of legality it violates the 10th amendment. Additionally, recent acts and legislative actions such as No Child Left Behind and Common Core have proved detrimental to the advancement of education. Students are not learning the material given and therefore how can they ever be expected to advance? The government claims this is on the students, as do teachers who have been backed into a corner with no way out. Everybody claims the students just simply do not want to learn and how can the teachers be expected to teach somebody who does not want to learn. While this may be true in some cases it does not represent the majority and it is a cop out to shield the federal government from the blame and absolve ownership. The bottom line is: with the funds and resources the United States has, there is no excuse to be as low as we are in education as compared to the world. It is time the federal government withdraws themselves from the situation and allows the states to do their job and find a solution that works for their