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I was looking for an article that I read concerning this a while back that was focused on the inherent problems of NCLB and the school voucher system. The gist of it was that you don't really want market-style competition in public schools. This system is one of those things that I think might sound good to someone who pushes paper around, but simply doesn't work when put into practice. I think it's a great idea to test students in order to determine their progress, and to allow them to be identified for special needs within the educational system. However, the public school system is already limping along in many areas; denying them further funding is only adding insult to injury. I also draw umbrage with the common notion that public teachers are lazy, or that they have a really sweet deal. In my opinion and experience, they bust their asses in a relatively low-paying job to try and make other people's children able to take care of themselves in society. Fifteen minute lunch breaks suck.
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