re: #316 Feline Emperor of the Conservative Waste

Yep,some quick research shows that in GA it funds something called the HOPE scholarship,voluntary Pre K programs,some sort of advanced technology training for teachers and initial cash outlay for school buildings and other facilities related to education. Very specific things. But if you watch their commercials on TV,they make it sound like the lottery is a primary source of funds for schools. They play up the HOPE scholarship and pre K aspect of it, but they ought to be more honest with the numbers.

As an aside,something annoys me about early education. It’s clearly important,but it seems like by the time kids hit middle school,there isn’t a whole lot else except advanced placement(AP) classes for the really bright kids. Which again is also a good thing,but honestly,middle school seems like it’s not much more than a warehouse/holding space for kids til they get to high school. And if things keep going the way they have been,high school is going to be a bigger joke than it is now. Early intervention and education is vital,but if the upper grades aren’t paid attention to(beyond testing)what are we putting so much into early education programs for? It just seems like older kids aren’t part of the conversation when we talk about improving the system,beyond test scores and graduation rates.