[applause] im delighted to bring back lands when it was still santa clara in the audience for those that remember his days. Now his main focus is education and he will talk about corruption in the classroom and part of the remarks will be very nerveracking and make us angry that somebody has to fight that so we are glad that hes here to do that for us. He has an incredible background. There are people who have experienced in the military or think tanks were education and he has a little of all of them. Some things are unknowable he was a chief speechwriter for agent a man in california and also a writer for it ed meese in the reagan administration. He is the head policy person at the Pacific Research institute on the education track and we are delighted to welcome him back. [applause] thank you very much for that kind introduction and all of you for welcoming back here to the Silicon Valley. The Biggest Group therapy session in the area. I started my career after law school and i may r
On us. I mean they sent the marines. But they dont send them with equipment. Monica says its the civilians providing shovels and gloves, hard hats and water. Theyre also the ones providing hope for the families anxiously praying for the best. Ands search continues. Theyre pulling out the debris in bucketfuls and dumping them on the side of the building here. This is going on the next few tais or so as the family members sit here and watch. One thing that happened it has rained the last three days theyve had to stop the search operation because it makes the the debris slippery and makes that building heavier. They have to stop for safety reasons and then go back at it. Live in mexico city. Damien trujillo. Very insightful reporting. Not just nbc damien truly yes but miguel almaguer. With the massive certain and rescue operation under way in mexico city the americans are on the ground. The highly trained search and rescue female from Los Angeles County and likely be out here several days
Purr vie purview of states and localities. But gradually federal restraint gave away and by 1979, we saw the first cabinet level agency for education established with the birth of the u. S. Department of education. Today, that agency houses nearly 5,000 employees, manages over 150 federal Education Programs, and has a discretionary budget of 70 billion. I might ad its really the tip of the iceberg because we see this somewhat parasitic relationship with state education agencies as well, who have to be responsive to all of these federal mandates and dictates and as a result have also increased their staffing over the decades as well. So, what have we gotten for this federal large ess. Its red tape, bureaucracy and wasteful spending. The u. S. Has increasingly centralized education policy to increase spending through increased programs and through efforts such as common core. Its interesting, though, to note that other countries, high performing countries, have gone in the opposite direc
[inaudible conversations] hello and welcome to the heritage foundation. Thank you all for joining us today. I just want to take the opportunity remind everyone watching inhouse to silence your cell phones. For anyone who is watching online, youre welcome to submit questions by emailing speaker at heritage. Org. Hosting the program is lindsey burke. She focuses on reducing federal intervention education and empowering families with School Choice. With that, i will hand it over to lindsey. Great, thank you, andrew. Thanks for everyone being here and everyone watching online as well. We are happy to welcome vickie alger to discuss her thorough and newly interested new books in the failures of federal intervention and education and she doesnt miss words at all. The title failure, its time to end and not mend federal intervention and education. Dr. Alger explains in her book federal government left education alone for about a hundred years recognizing that it was purview of states and local
Hosting todays program she researches and writes on federal and state education issues as the fellow in our education policy here at the heritage foundation. She focuses on reducing federal intervention education and income earning families with School Choice. With that, i will hand it over to lindsay. Thank you, andrew and everyone for being here today and watching online as well. We are excited to welcome vicki. She writes the federal miseducation of americas children and she argues that it is time to end, not mend, federal intervention in education. As she explains in her book the federal government left education alone for about a hundred years, recognizing that it was the purview of state and localities. But gradually, federal free strained gave away and by 1979, weasel the first cabinet level agency for education established with the verse of the u. S. Department of education and today, that agency holds 5,000 employees, manages over 150 federal Education Programs and has a discr