Reason magazine: on Education


Arvin Vohra: Cut back Common Core and the Department of Education

The Libertarian Party suggests not just stopping Obama's proposed new programs, but rolling back old ones that most Americans don't consider might be hurting more than helping. Party vice-chair Arvin Vohra suggests, for example, that rather than further subsidizing community colleges, Obama could do more for both educational affordability and quality by cutting back existing federal interventions and contributions to education, all the way down to Common Core and the Department of Education
Source: Reason Mag.: Libertarian response to 2015 State of the Union Jan 20, 2015

Justin Amash: Education key to fixing wealth gap, leave it at state level

I think there is a gap between the rich and the poor that is widening, and you can see it in businesses. You can see that people who have professional skills are often advancing while people with blue-collar skills are being left behind. I think this starts with the education system. And these are mostly state-level issues, not federal issues. But finding ways for adults who are in difficult circumstances to get education and training in new fields, I think, is really important.
Source: Reason magazine on 2020 presidential hopefuls May 1, 2020

Libertarian Party: Cut back Common Core and the Department of Education

The Libertarian Party suggests not just stopping Obama's proposed new programs, but rolling back old ones that most Americans don't consider might be hurting more than helping. Party vice-chair Arvin Vohra suggests, for example, that rather than further subsidizing community colleges, Obama could do more for both educational affordability and quality by cutting back existing federal interventions and contributions to education, all the way down to Common Core and the Department of Education
Source: Reason Mag.: Libertarian response to 2015 State of the Union Jan 20, 2015

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