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H.R. 2218, The Empowering Parents through Quality Charter Schools Act
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H.R. 2218 would amend the charter school program under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.
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Status of the Legislation
Latest Major Action: 9/8/2011: House floor actions. Status: Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 2218 as unfinished business.
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Parent
September 6, 2011, 3:42pm (report abuse)The government should not have anything to do with our schools. It should be local and state.
Parent
September 6, 2011, 9:07pm (report abuse)The Federal government has no constitutional right to meddle in the states' right to educate its children.
Paula Snyder
September 7, 2011, 8:04am (report abuse)Let the individual school system pay for this.
Terry B
September 7, 2011, 9:55am (report abuse)Let the parents pay for the Charter Schools. They are basically a private school with public funding which takes away from public education.
Bob Sawyer
September 12, 2011, 12:04pm (report abuse)PARENTS AND TAX PAYERS ALREADY PAY CITY AND STATE SCHOOL TAXES FOR THIS , THE FED. GOVT. HAS NO PLACE IN THE EDUCATION OF THE CHILDREN , UNLESS THIS IS THE 1940's AND ITS GERMANT, JAPAN OR RUSSIS BUT IT'S NOT EVEN BACK THEN IT WAS AMERICA AND STILL IS AND WE TEACH OUR OWN CHILDREN NOT THE GOVERNMENT !
Rosetta N.
September 13, 2011, 6:28pm (report abuse)I feel the only thing the Federal should have is set the standards so no matter which state you are in, you go to a different state the standard is the same. I have had my children so bored after coming to MI from SD it was not funny. SD was 5 years ahead of MI because in SD the standards were higher. My kids in turn went from B students to D because they could not stay focused. But money should be at the local level with aid where needed from the State.
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