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Re:Designers as Pawns and Useful Idiots by true_religion on Monday October 10, 2011 @02:14AM (#3092463)
People who think that federalized public education and healthcare is unconstitutional would have no legalistic disagreements with those same programs implemented on the state level.

Let's face it---federal control of education has been an utter failure: substandardized testing, unfunded mandates, federal rules on what can and can't be taught in sex ed, and even inflated college prices due to the over-prevalence of student loans.

In short, what are you fighting for? Good education or federalized education? Because if its the former, you might actually find yourself on the side of those you seem to dislike now.

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Re:Designers as Pawns and Useful Idiots by ricardobeat on Monday October 10, 2011 @11:29PM (#3096963)
I'm not north-american. Where I live, state, municipal and federal public schools mostly differ on the funding source. Many federal schools are known for their excellence. Federal universities here are also doing great, and are the best in the country. But does it really matter? All government levels should work together.
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