I was hoping this new administration would focus on education once the mountain of other problems have been addressed. I am over the moon that it is an immediate priority. No more ridiculous machinations to get and keep federal money! When I lived in Oregon there was controversy over school districts bullying families into applying for food stamps so they could qualify for whatever federal dollars they could get their hands on. This went beyond a headcount to see if a kid was on public assistance, they literally sent little kids home with applications and insisted they bring them back. I remember a story about a father who sent them back blank and was told he didn’t fill them out right. Enough!
I was hoping this new administration would focus on education once the mountain of other problems have been addressed. I am over the moon that it is an immediate priority. No more ridiculous machinations to get and keep federal money! When I lived in Oregon there was controversy over school districts bullying families into applying for food stamps so they could qualify for whatever federal dollars they could get their hands on. This went beyond a headcount to see if a kid was on public assistance, they literally sent little kids home with applications and insisted they bring them back. I remember a story about a father who sent them back blank and was told he didn’t fill them out right. Enough!