The problem is, Nicole, that not only are we not fixing the problems with eductaion but they are worsening. All one has to do is observe most inner city schools to get a purdy good idea of just how far they lag behind their suburban counterparts. It is amazing that anyone gets thru them with even the slightest bit of edgey-cation.

And now, we see that the new plan is to bleed the schools which are doing poorly. Hmmmmmmm? I thought the days of leeches, as a treatment option, were gone?

"No Child Left Behind"! What a joke. When you strip off the the sugar coat you have a punitive system. Not only that, now we're learning that Junior writes a check like a man with no arms. They are not even spending the money that they said they would. Ha! No make that a big Haha, will ya.' "No Child Left Unrecruited" to have his butt blown up in one of Junior's war dejour as now the military has access to every student that is in the public school system...

So, I guess after all my ranting, I'm still sticken with my support for an imperfect AA plan until I see that the playing field has been leveled K thru 12, thank you.

Bobert