Nazi Germany used racial superiority as the justification for relieving a people of their property. . I hope people today will have the courage to fight bad laws no matter how well intentioned they may be. . . As the furor over Act 60 continues to head toward fever pitch, let us not lose track of the real issue here. Ultimately it all boils down to making available to all Vermonters a quality education at an affordable price while at the same time preserving parental control. The key to quality education has been proved to rely more on parental participation rather than increased funding.
Parental participation is tied to parental and local control.
The whole premise of Act 60 is equalized funding rather than greater parental control. In fact, the real problem with the bill is that it undermines what little parental control is left in education. The biggest obstacle to parental control, and thus a quality and affordable education, is the near-total monopoly that the government has over education. Instead of granting the central government greater control over education, we should look for ways to dismantle the near-monopoly and start to recreate an educational system for the 21st Century. Act 60 should be totally repealed and we should start over with the proper premises.