tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6466113471582581842.post8782343938067999840..comments2009-05-07T20:37:47.421-07:00Experiencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10863885619501269926noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6466113471582581842.post-3226585689191190922009-05-07T20:37:00.000-07:002009-05-07T20:37:00.000-07:00Obama promised a lot of things when he was campaigning.<br /><br />He promised to drastically cut the national budget. His gurus found $17 billion to cut. That's $17 billion out of. . . what's it this week. . . eleventy-hundred trillion?<br /><br />Hope, change, government jobs for everyone.Suburbanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17968005143620802878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6466113471582581842.post-48577287052966946432009-05-07T05:54:00.000-07:002009-05-07T05:54:00.000-07:00Pardon my ignorance, but don't kids need to know what they need to know regardless of where they are? And why would national standards stop you from having community involvement.<br /><br />All of life has standards that you either meet or don't - why should schools be any different? It is time we start holding kids accountable for their own success - isn't "that" what this country is made out of - hard work by those who are passionate about something?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6466113471582581842.post-64799626785115174722009-04-20T06:50:00.000-07:002009-04-20T06:50:00.000-07:00What did happen to community involvement, local control and autonomy?Roberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10562787790624721861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6466113471582581842.post-75704628718195303782009-04-20T06:26:00.000-07:002009-04-20T06:26:00.000-07:00Arne Duncan is on CNBC, this morning, the corporate business channel. Clearly there is a belief that "public" education must be tied into the corporate sector.Roberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10562787790624721861noreply@blogger.com