wolfesgamersgirl said:
Excuse me for doing facts off the top of my head, not everyone can remember every detail of everything. Besides the company wasn't the whole point of the previous post. There really isn't a reason to be so overly rude about that either.
I'm sorry if I offended you, but accuracy is but a new screen away on the internet. And given where you live, this would have been big news.
And why does the place I live in make a hill of beans worth of difference to the example? Just because I live where I do doesn't mean it needs to be brought up. And by the way not all technology works when it's needed to.
The news was actually quite expected since the economy has been floundering and people have to choose what and where to spend extra money on.
Equally since schools have started and some will start next week it's been hard for people to afford supplies for their children as prices for these have also risen. Seems interesting as this is one of the major issues facing the country is higher education. So many can't afford college because of the rising tuition rates and the lack of government funding, even scholarships are becoming scarce.
As president, John McCain will pursue reforms that address the underlying cultural problems in our education system - a system that still seeks to avoid genuine accountability and responsibility for producing well-educated children.
John McCain will place parents and children at the center of the education process, empowering parents by greatly expanding the ability of parents to choose among schools for their children. He believes all federal financial support must be predicated on providing parents the ability to move their children, and the dollars associated with them, from failing schools.
This come right from McCain's website. Though he is definitely making huge advances to equal out education for all there are still parents who believe that the only reason their children are in school is because it's the law.
We have the school choice program here and while it does work, the down side is that the family has to live near enough to the perticular school district lines for this to apply.
Obama actually lays out his plan on his website clearer than McCain has, which proves that Obama is taking time to cover all the bases.
Reform No Child Left Behind: Obama will reform NCLB, which starts by funding the law. Obama believes teachers should not be forced to spend the academic year preparing students to fill in bubbles on standardized tests. He will improve the assessments used to track student progress to measure readiness for college and the workplace and improve student learning in a timely, individualized manner. Obama will also improve NCLB's accountability system so that we are supporting schools that need improvement, rather than punishing them.
This has been a debate for a long time about children slipping though the cracks in education either because teachers don't care or there are too many to contend with. I enjoy that he wants to individualize the learning tracks, which would make it easier for teaching certian subjects and children.
What also interests me about Obama is this:
The Problem:
Soaring College Costs: College costs have grown nearly 40 percent in the past five years. The average graduate leaves college with over $19,000 in debt. And between 2001 and 2010, 2 million academically qualified students will not go to college because they cannot afford it. Finally, our complicated maze of tax credits and applications leaves too many students unaware of financial aid available to them.
The Solution:
- Create the American Opportunity Tax Credit: Obama will make college affordable for all Americans by creating a new American Opportunity Tax Credit. This universal and fully refundable credit will ensure that the first $4,000 of a college education is completely free for most Americans, and will cover two-thirds the cost of tuition at the average public college or university and make community college tuition completely free for most students. Obama will also ensure that the tax credit is available to families at the time of enrollment by using prior year's tax data to deliver the credit when tuition is due.
- Simplify the Application Process for Financial Aid: Obama will streamline the financial aid process by eliminating the current federal financial aid application and enabling families to apply simply by checking a box on their tax form, authorizing their tax information to be used, and eliminating the need for a separate application.
I for one whole heartedly agree that the process for financial aid should be simpler. Under the surrent system they ask about both parents, the thing is a lot of parents can't afford to help with the college education of their children. Thus if one or both parents has a higher paying job sometimes the student doesn't get a lot or money or any at all for that matter. Which could force them to go to a college with less options than the one that they really want to attend, simply because of what the parent makes. I think there should be an option of looking just at the student's taxes and such as sometimes they are the ones paying for everything. Yes some parents do help but a majority have other children to contend with, simply don't have the money to help, or want their children to be responsible for themselves.
I voted for Bill Clinton, & under his administration the country was in great shape, but in saying that I think the Clintons time for being top dog is over, she didn't get the nomination, Obama did, but still puts her name in for the nomination.. that's a bit over the top! and I do support all of them I'm registering people for this campaign, and am very passionate & happy about it:thumbsup:
