"Make funding of education (elementary, secondary, college/university, adult, and trade tech) OUR NUMBER ONE PRIORITY!
Why is this important?
"No Child Left Behind" has in actuality LEFT MOST CHILDREN BEHIND! MORE funding, NOT less, is necessary to restore our educational system to its once-respected status; however, funding MUST BE DIRECTED TO THE CLASSROOM and closely monitored! INNOVATION in developing individualized curriculum and teaching practices centering around "the whole student" is paramount...unlike that proposed by "No Child..." ONE SIZE DOES NOT FIT ALL!
