George Bush and Public Education

public education

2004

No other country in the world spends so much money on education including governmental and private funds , as the United States Nevertheless , according to information of Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development , in spite of huge expenses , American students don 't demonstrate good knowledge in comparison to their foreign colleagues . George Bush understands all educational problems in the country and makes all efforts to improve situation

In such a way , he signed Educational Law in January 2002 , where he re-examined several fundamental conceptions of American educational

system . From that time governmental funds for educational needs are spread to educational establishments and institutions by principle of condition . During 12 years educational institutions should establish mastery level ' on mathematics and reading and to provide stable progress in those fields in order to receive governmental funds . Level of students ' progress is determined with help of special annual tests In order to improve progress in studies , educational establishments are allowed to receive help from the side of religious organizations . These organizations are allowed to organize additional evening courses . In accordance with information of National Assessment of Educational Progress , after this law came into force , success of American students in studies was improved

The importance of education is also very high in prisons for juvenile delinquents . According to information of Office of Correctional Education of the US Department of Education , juvenile delinquents which are getting secondary or higher education are not disposed to commit a crime as those who don 't . One third of juvenile delinquents , who didn 't study in prison , after some certain period of time returned to prison again . For those juvenile delinquents , who received education in prison this index is less for one third . By information of Coalition of Juvenile Justice , the more educated is a child , the less chance he has to commit a crime

The Committee of Chamber Representatives of USA Congress unanimously approved law about financing of educational and health programs for year 2005 . According to this law , more than 2 .5 milliard dollars will be spent for those programs during 2005 , what is one milliard more than volume of financing in 2004 (Bush plans billions more for education br

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Taking into account all educational programs , which were adopted and made by Bush during the last several years , we cannot not to focus attention on his programs for Public Education . The Elections will take place very soon and newspapers and magazines are full of programs of candidates to President with their promises and plans regarding education as well . Bush is not exception . Let 's examine his position and plans concerning issues of Public Education in the United States

No Child Left Behind ' Act

Again he focuses attention at his well-known No Child Left Behind Act ' - we spoke about this issue already , still let 's underline that students , according to that law , should pass special standardized tests in order to see the progress in studies . Administration of Bush notices that the President is "investing...