The Breast Cancer site is having trouble getting enough people to click on it daily to meet their quota of donating at least one free mammogram a day to an underprivileged woman. It was a conclusion reached by a committee of ten prestigious individuals who advocated a rigorous regimen for all high school students. They suggested that for students not going on to college the strong academic curriculum was especially important to prepare them to participate knowledgeably in democracy. However then, as now, the bureaucrats entered the picture and subverted the plan arguing that it was too demanding and that rigor would be lost on the poor and especially women. The cult of mediocrity does not cease to influence a segment of our population.
People speak glibly about the glory of the common man.
States with strong laws produce a healthy, vibrant crop of charter schools which are more diverse, innovative and in demand than most of their traditional public school counterparts. Ninety-seven percent of charter schools report having to administer one standardized test, including state tests in those states that have them. The percentage of private school conversion has actually dropped in two years and the percentage of charters operated by for-profit entities remains at less than ten percent. As you know President Bush's education bill is one of the highest priorities of the Bush Administration. As a Republican organization we are committed in assisting our President and students in reaching for excellence in education.