Saturday, August 11, 2012

Paul Ryan on education policy: vouchers, for-profit colleges, local control - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post

Paul Ryan on education policy: vouchers, for-profit colleges, local control - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post:

Answer Sheet


Paul Ryan on education policy: vouchers, for-profit colleges, local control

Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.)talks a lot about scaling back the reach of the federal government, but back in 2001, he voted in favor of No Child Left Behind, the signature education program of the George W. Bush administration that gave unprecedented power to the U.S. Education Department to tell states and districts what they had to do to get federal funds.

Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan (Win McNamee/GETTY IMAGES)
Ryan, who presumptive Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney just tapped to be his vice presidential running mate, has obviously changed his mind. Today his Web site says: Rather than relying on the federal government to ensure that students are given the capability to fulfill their potential, education ought to be governed by state