By: Judge Greg Mathis
The U.S. House of Representatives recently passed an $800 billion-plus recovery package, designed to stimulate our country’s flat-lining economy. The bill, which still needs to be approved by Congress before it lands on the president’s desk, provides tax cuts and earmarks funds for healthcare, energy and infrastructure repair. Over $100 million of the money will go directly to the nation’s schools, resulting in the biggest ever increase in federal funding for education. It’s about time.
Over the years, our nation’s schools have fallen further and further behind those in other countries. Our children aren’t learning the basics, let alone developing skills that will help them succeed in college or the work force. We’re now seeing the results of that decline: Our children’s reading and math scores are often far from impressive, especially in inner cities. America is no longer the innovator it once was, and many of our major companies must outsource highly skilled technical positions to other countries because they can’t find qualified workers here.
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