Savings accounts are made quarterly. So after a fiscal quarter ends, parents report back to the state department of education and what they use the cards for. They report the cards back to the seats. The department reviews them, makes sure everything is in line and then they make the next quarters dispersement. The county can intervene and withhold funding from the next dispersement is f. F there is a problem with the families using the card. They recently said there have only been five instances where there is a significant financial, you know, issue or misuse of the card which among which is now going on probably were getting close to 3,000 accountses. Thats pretty good for the first four, 4 1 2 years of the program. Were never going to have a perfect system. We should judge policies by their feasible alternatives as opposed to some idea we know well never achieve. For example, no child left behind in theory, thats fantastic. The fact is that not a single state met the proficiency st
Programs, or Education Savings Accounts, which were here to discuss today, provide families the opportunity to choose schools and learning options that meet their childs individual and unique learning needs. Instead of being assigned to a school based on where their parents live these models of School Choice and free people free children from assignment by zip code residential policies that bound them to a school in their neighborhood. Milton friedman says School Choice ensures children are free to choose and free to learn. It was in 1955 that friedman first outlined this concept of School Vouchers. Government administration of schools is neither required by the financing of education neuer justifiable in its own right in a pro dominantly Free Enterprise society. In other words friedman argued we should separate the financing of education from the delivery of services. That is apparently choose where a child attends school. He operationalized this idea of financing the education from d
Today we are talking about reconstruction. In particular, citizenship during reconstruction. The remaking of citizenship during constructional congressional reconstruction. Lets review. Yes, robin . We talked about the way states were provided with the proper representation which was new compared to the 10 plan. It was they were unionists throughout the war unlike the other plan where they are suddenly a part of that side. With president ial dr. Lee we talked about wartime reconstruction and lincolns 10 plan, which some disagreed with because allowed to many former confederates into power. Robin mentioned the way that this was a radical reaction to the 10 i and. It was understood as a way to ensure that government would be in the hands of loyal men. Chase . [indiscernible] dr. Lee we talked about president ial construction under johnson and it seemed in many respects lenient. It returns to power former confederates. There were a few limitations on voting or holding office. As we talked
Organizations are sponsoring the forum. Following the life forum you can provide your input by joining the colin programs are adding your comments. The road to the white house 2016 on cspan, cspan radio and cspan. Org. Officials from the dea, the white house and other federal agencies testified tuesday about how to stop the increase in heroine abuse and how pain relief medications have contributed to the problem. They were at a hearing at the Homeland Security committee it is one hour 15 minutes. Our nation faces a profound challenge with the growing heroine epidemic. Last year, a number of heroin deaths grew by a shocking 72 . While northwestern wisconsin suffered six overdoses in six days this february. Clearly this is a problem that does not discriminate by race or class and transcends geography. Earlier this year, the white house released the 2016 2015 Drug Overdose mortality data. The data shows that while drug deaths related to prescription opioids has remained stable since 2012
And authorjournalist eberry discusses her book, the amazing story from freedom from slavery to freedom. Brian cate lineberry. When did you first get interested in Robert Smalls, and who was he . Cate i first learned about history a few years ago. I was looking for another idea. My youngest brother sent me a short article on Robert Smalls. I was astounded to find i have never heard of this man. I have done a lot of writing for the New York Times. I worked for Smithsonian Magazine and read about the civil war for them and i had never heard of him. It was a little article that encapsulated his life and i wanted to know more. I wanted to know how this man, who have been told from the time he was a young child that he was not worth anything could have had the courage and determination to find a way out of slavery. I was intrigued and could not reading about him. Brian born in 1839. Where was he born and into what situation . Cate he was born in beaufort, South Carolina, 75 miles from charle