Name:   Talullahhound - Subject:   Then maybe Date:   11/16/2010 8:38:59 PM

the government should be contributing a much higher percentage to schools and have more control over the cirriculum. 
It appears to me that the state and local governments are not doing a very good job on educating.  I'm not in favor of the government taking over the management of individual schools, but when it becomes obvious that we are falling behind other industrialized countries, I think something major needs to be done.   The Bush Administration was appalled by the state of education, and enacted "no child left behind" to try to fix it.  Most educators agree that it was more detrimental than helpful, but at least they tried to do "something". 

For me, education isn't really a political issue but a societal one.  We can't afford to fall behind on technology, which has always been a major strength of our country.  Our ability to innovate and develop.