I. America's schools need improvement and Bush has a plan to fix them.

A. Progressive education has failed.

B. Parents are fed up with failing schools.

C. Bush's plan will elevate these problems.

II. America's schools are lagging behind other nation's schools.

A. The U.S. is the wealthiest nation in the world.

B. Schools need to return to their roots.

C. There are certain things that need to be done to improve our schools.

III. Bush's plan increases accountability in our schools.

A. Students and schools will be motivated to work hard for their goals.

B. The will be punishment for consistently failing schools.

C. Vouchers will be offered to parents with children in failing schools.

IV. State and local governments will be given greater flexibility.

A. Local government can spend the federal grant monies on the things they believe will do them the most good.

B. Federal government will consolidate the existing grants.

C. States and local governments will be given increased flexibility in starting charter schools.

V. Bush's plan will expand parental educational options.

Feb. 2001. 30 Apr. 2001 In return for the accountability demanded by the federal government, state and local governments would be given increased monies and unprecedented flexibility in how they may spend their education funds. Under the old system, states and districts were given X amount of dollars and they were told that they had to spend the money on a certain thing, for instance, hiring new teachers. However, that school district might have felt that it had plenty of teachers, and that they needed more computers or newer textbooks (Major 2). Bush's proposal gives "states more flexibility in spending federal money by consolidating 60 federal programs into five block grants" (Zuckerman 1). With this plan, states and school districts can get together and make their own choices about what exactly they need and what will give them the most improvement.

"Senate Deal Clears Way for Bush Education." CNN 2 May 2001. 4 May 2001

schools; or to procure tutoring or other help for their children. As E.D. Hirsch says in his book The Schools We Need:

Jones, Rebecca. "What Works." American School Board Journal (Apr. 1998), 1-10.

"Congress Moving Quickly on Education Bills." CNN 3 May 2001. 5 May 2001

etting involved and making a difference in their children's' education. Bush is working toward smaller classes and schools, and other research-based improvements for our nation's education system. At the same time, he is working to improve the quality of our teachers and their professional development programs. Bush is trying to even the playing field in order to give disadvantaged students more opportunity to learn and grow. He is also attempting to improve the quality and quantity of computers and other technological learning devices in our schools. Lastly, Bush is not forgetting our immigrant children. He is proposing to upgrade the teaching of our non-English speaking students to give them a better chance at success in America.

United States. Office of Nebraska Governor Mike Johanns. "Governor Johanns

2000 in Brief. Washington: GPO, 2001.

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