Comments on: In the Green Room: Gov. Jeb Bush on Obama’s Worst Decision http://blog.heritage.org/2009/10/09/in-the-green-room-gov-jeb-bush-on-obamas-worst-decision/ The Foundry promotes conservative policies and principles by offering the best in public policy research with the day’s current events. The Foundry is published by The Heritage Foundation. Sun, 21 Mar 2010 23:59:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: In the Green Room: Prof. James Tooley on Education Reform for the World’s Poor and the US | Conservative Principles Nowhttp://blog.heritage.org/2009/10/09/in-the-green-room-gov-jeb-bush-on-obamas-worst-decision/#comment-62188 In the Green Room: Prof. James Tooley on Education Reform for the World’s Poor and the US | Conservative Principles Now Mon, 19 Oct 2009 04:09:12 +0000 http://blog.heritage.org/?p=16855#comment-62188 [...] bold,” says James Tooley when you want education reform. He’d know. For the last decade the Newcastle University Professor has been traveling [...] [...] bold,” says James Tooley when you want education reform. He’d know. For the last decade the Newcastle University Professor has been traveling [...]

]]> By: gon4beer, VAhttp://blog.heritage.org/2009/10/09/in-the-green-room-gov-jeb-bush-on-obamas-worst-decision/#comment-61446 gon4beer, VA Wed, 14 Oct 2009 14:23:40 +0000 http://blog.heritage.org/?p=16855#comment-61446 In reply to Voice of Reason's comment on 10/12, I would suggest that VOR should google DC charter schools and read some of the postings. Most telling is the recent Post write up on Michelle Rhee, the DC public school chancellor. The public schools are rapidly losing students to Charter schools, and the reason is that parents want higher quality education and more input as to how their children are taught. As for the study you referenced-hmmm-done by the Dept. of Education-gee, they probably don't have ANY bias towards charter schools-do you think the NEA might have anything to do with this. You sir, are wearing blinders. In reply to Voice of Reason’s comment on 10/12, I would suggest that VOR should google DC charter schools and read some of the postings. Most telling is the recent Post write up on Michelle Rhee, the DC public school chancellor. The public schools are rapidly losing students to Charter schools, and the reason is that parents want higher quality education and more input as to how their children are taught. As for the study you referenced-hmmm-done by the Dept. of Education-gee, they probably don’t have ANY bias towards charter schools-do you think the NEA might have anything to do with this. You sir, are wearing blinders.

]]> By: Joyce, Georgiahttp://blog.heritage.org/2009/10/09/in-the-green-room-gov-jeb-bush-on-obamas-worst-decision/#comment-61208 Joyce, Georgia Tue, 13 Oct 2009 03:36:42 +0000 http://blog.heritage.org/?p=16855#comment-61208 Parents, grandparents, guardians, lets take back our schools. Lets stand together and say no to liberal indoctrination. I believe we can be a mighty force at PTA'S AND PTO'S. OUR CHILDREN AND GRAND CHILDREN ARE WORTH IT! How can we as a nation of great people stand back and let these mindless, gutless, human waste idiots ruin this GREAT COUNTRY OF OURS! Go to Yorktown and Williamsburg in Virginia and read what our country men in the past fought so hard to give us...and we are just going to let these impotent twits take it away..God help us God Bless us God look after our men and women serving our Country in this time of war...because our president sure has his back turned. Please America wake up Mrs. Joyce Staecker Georgia Parents, grandparents, guardians, lets take back our schools.
Lets stand together and say no to liberal indoctrination.
I believe we can be a mighty force at PTA’S AND PTO’S.
OUR CHILDREN AND GRAND CHILDREN ARE WORTH IT!
How can we as a nation of great people stand back and let these
mindless, gutless, human waste idiots ruin this GREAT COUNTRY OF OURS!
Go to Yorktown and Williamsburg in Virginia and read what our country men in the past fought so hard to give us…and we are just going to let these impotent twits take it away..

God help us
God Bless us
God look after our men and women serving our Country
in this time of war…because our president sure has his back turned.
Please America wake up
Mrs. Joyce Staecker
Georgia

]]> By: Voice of Reasonhttp://blog.heritage.org/2009/10/09/in-the-green-room-gov-jeb-bush-on-obamas-worst-decision/#comment-61204 Voice of Reason Tue, 13 Oct 2009 02:45:51 +0000 http://blog.heritage.org/?p=16855#comment-61204 Hmm, that no child left behind worked so well. Still,Mr. Good Old boy Jeb forgot to mention that this was a trial and evaluation situation. Here is the findings from the studies from the Nation Center for Education and Evaluation and Regional Assistance (US Department of Education Institute of Education and Sciences):*No evidence of a statistically significant difference in test scores between students who were offered an OSP scholarship and students who were not offered a scholarship.*The program had a consistently positive impact on parent satisfaction and their perceptions of school safety.*Students who were offered OSP scholarships did not report being more satisfied with school or feeling safer in school than those without access to scholarships.*This same pattern of findings holds when the analysis is conducted to determine the impact of using a scholarship rather than being offered a scholarship, taking into account the approximately 20 percent of students who were offered but chose not to use their scholarships the first year.I thought conservatives were fiscally responsible? I know it was really all about bashing Obama and the Dems. Same old boring story from the party of just say no and no ideas. Hmm, that no child left behind worked so well. Still,Mr. Good Old boy Jeb forgot to mention that this was a trial and evaluation situation. Here is the findings from the studies from the Nation Center for Education and Evaluation and Regional Assistance (US Department of Education Institute of Education and Sciences):

*No evidence of a statistically significant difference in test scores between students who were offered an OSP scholarship and students who were not offered a scholarship.

*The program had a consistently positive impact on parent satisfaction and their perceptions of school safety.

*Students who were offered OSP scholarships did not report being more satisfied with school or feeling safer in school than those without access to scholarships.

*This same pattern of findings holds when the analysis is conducted to determine the impact of using a scholarship rather than being offered a scholarship, taking into account the approximately 20 percent of students who were offered but chose not to use their scholarships the first year.

I thought conservatives were fiscally responsible? I know it was really all about bashing Obama and the Dems. Same old boring story from the party of just say no and no ideas.

]]> By: Leon, Durango, COhttp://blog.heritage.org/2009/10/09/in-the-green-room-gov-jeb-bush-on-obamas-worst-decision/#comment-61130 Leon, Durango, CO Mon, 12 Oct 2009 19:40:57 +0000 http://blog.heritage.org/?p=16855#comment-61130 Is Jeb Bush a Republican at all? Why does the Federal Government have anything to do with education? This is just the kind of thing the Feds can be depended upon to do, force the States to rescind their laws so as to get Federal dollars. DOWN WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION! The Federal Government should not be involved in education at all. That is a States Right. Is Jeb Bush a Republican at all? Why does the Federal Government have anything to do with education? This is just the kind of thing the Feds can be depended upon to do, force the States to rescind their laws so as to get Federal dollars. DOWN WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION! The Federal Government should not be involved in education at all. That is a States Right.

]]> By: Jerry from Chicagohttp://blog.heritage.org/2009/10/09/in-the-green-room-gov-jeb-bush-on-obamas-worst-decision/#comment-61128 Jerry from Chicago Mon, 12 Oct 2009 19:35:58 +0000 http://blog.heritage.org/?p=16855#comment-61128 To Mary Ann, USA -- I couldn't agree more. To Mary Ann, USA — I couldn’t agree more.

]]> By: Kiki, Tucsonhttp://blog.heritage.org/2009/10/09/in-the-green-room-gov-jeb-bush-on-obamas-worst-decision/#comment-61113 Kiki, Tucson Mon, 12 Oct 2009 18:40:00 +0000 http://blog.heritage.org/?p=16855#comment-61113 I knew that I liked Jeb for some reason! It's good that he will speak out! Go Jeb! Still LOVE you! I knew that I liked Jeb for some reason!
It’s good that he will speak out!
Go Jeb!
Still LOVE you!

]]> By: Pat, Vancouver WAhttp://blog.heritage.org/2009/10/09/in-the-green-room-gov-jeb-bush-on-obamas-worst-decision/#comment-61089 Pat, Vancouver WA Mon, 12 Oct 2009 17:01:22 +0000 http://blog.heritage.org/?p=16855#comment-61089 Considering the nut cases BHO has surrounded himself with I fear what his idea of education is.If BHO was HONESTLY concerned about the quality of education today, he would not have killed this bill that gave many children a chance to follow their dreams. Considering the nut cases BHO has surrounded himself with I fear what his idea of education is.

If BHO was HONESTLY concerned about the quality of education today, he would not have killed this bill that gave many children a chance to follow their dreams.

]]> By: Li Yabin, Shanghai, P.R. Chinahttp://blog.heritage.org/2009/10/09/in-the-green-room-gov-jeb-bush-on-obamas-worst-decision/#comment-61070 Li Yabin, Shanghai, P.R. China Mon, 12 Oct 2009 16:14:14 +0000 http://blog.heritage.org/?p=16855#comment-61070 What is that? Never heard,`opportunity scholarship`,sounds, the goverment simply holds a pure heart to help the poor just because ...,but well,...to be honestly, good students should take the bill of tuition fee for the best schooling education, there is no room to make an arguement, What is that? Never heard,`opportunity scholarship`,sounds, the goverment simply holds a pure heart to help the poor just because …,but well,…to be honestly, good students should take the bill of tuition fee for the best schooling education, there is no room to make an arguement,

]]> By: Steve,rhode islandhttp://blog.heritage.org/2009/10/09/in-the-green-room-gov-jeb-bush-on-obamas-worst-decision/#comment-61038 Steve,rhode island Mon, 12 Oct 2009 14:58:45 +0000 http://blog.heritage.org/?p=16855#comment-61038 the corage to say why... the arrogance not to. the corage to say why…
the arrogance not to.

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