Bush education secretary left Romney advisory role over policy split

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By MAGGIE HABERMAN |
6/12/12 8:10 AM EDT

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Quote:..Mr. Romney proposed to change federal payments made to schools with large numbers of poor and disabled students into an individual entitlement. Students would take a share of the $25 billion in two federal programs to the school of their choice.

He would also extract the federal government from intervening to turn around the lowest performing schools, which has been a chief focus of the Obama administration. Instead, to drive improvement, Mr.

Romney would have schools compete for students in a more market-based approach to quality...

<..> Many read Romney's education speech as dismissive of the George W. Bush administration's education policy stands, and Spellings remarks will do little to dispel that. While education is not the topic du jour this cycle, it tends to poll well with suburban women - some of the swing voters both candidates are playing for.

http://www.politico.com/blogs/burns-habe...25915.html

A more market based approach. Rich kids will get the benefits and the poor kids will have 50 kids in a classroom. Damn Mitt Romney for being the dollar sign of education privilege.