tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1053337367254190785.post7286485114109444310..comments2023-07-22T06:55:20.519-07:00Comments on CTEN Blog: CTEN Staffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14751307659968605787noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1053337367254190785.post-90076477440581868082017-03-21T20:07:31.556-07:002017-03-21T20:07:31.556-07:00I agree 100 per cent, Larry.I agree 100 per cent, Larry.Brucehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04584136200947979824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1053337367254190785.post-32005391916707325922017-03-21T12:23:20.809-07:002017-03-21T12:23:20.809-07:00Very fair point, Bruce. But I think those of us in...Very fair point, Bruce. But I think those of us in CA and other blue states need to work harder than ever to overcome the "blob" that essentially runs the show. Statewide choice programs are picking up steam throughout much of the country and we need to get CA on board.Larry Sandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15429321109603511750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1053337367254190785.post-51780576948773385982017-03-21T12:21:37.114-07:002017-03-21T12:21:37.114-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Larry Sandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15429321109603511750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1053337367254190785.post-57063980157913419792017-03-20T17:59:47.401-07:002017-03-20T17:59:47.401-07:00Reasonable people can differ on the relative merit...Reasonable people can differ on the relative merits of the two arguments. Both would lead us in a better direction than that we were taken by the last administration, but I know that many children in California will still suffer if the leadership of Sacramento is substituted for that of Washington, DC: we need choice in blue states, too.Brucehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04584136200947979824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1053337367254190785.post-76309276528182069132017-03-20T10:05:39.361-07:002017-03-20T10:05:39.361-07:00Thanks, Bruce. I linked the Carroll piece here, as...Thanks, Bruce. I linked the Carroll piece here, as well as Lindsey Burke's take. I am leaning in Burke's direction because a national program run from D.C. could pose major problems.Larry Sandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15429321109603511750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1053337367254190785.post-47376944866454236472017-03-19T10:28:33.591-07:002017-03-19T10:28:33.591-07:00Larry, I recently voted for a Thomas Carroll piece...Larry, I recently voted for a Thomas Carroll piece in an online competition for recommending policies to the Trump administration with respect to advancing school choice, and in particular, above even the utility (especially in blue states) of a federal tax credit for education savings accounts that can deduct private school tuition from the donor's tax bill, I recommend H.R. 610, the Choices in Education Act of 2017, which would repeal ESSA's mistaken continuation of NCLB's federal annual testing mandate, giving the money over to the states as block grants supporting vouchers for eligible pupils: this has the double advantage of repealing the testing overreach that has done so much damage to traditional state schools, including in rural communities less likely to benefit from school choice, in addition to potentially advancing school choice nationwide, depending upon how the various levels of government react.Brucehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04584136200947979824noreply@blogger.com