Republicans agree, “It is NH’s responsibility to provide for an adequate education.” American students face strong competition in today’s world. Offering each student a good, safe educational opportunity leading to a successful future is Republicans’ top priority. Unfortunately, preparing students for success isn’t Democrats’ top priority.
Democrats’ top priority is funding the public school system. Decades of experience show that Democrats don’t care how successful public schools are in preparing American students for successful futures.
Only 53% of New Hampshire, public school students, test at grade level in language skills and only 42% test at grade level in Math. These dismal results don’t bode well for our students or our nation’s futures.
For more than 50 years, taxpayers have responded to the public education establishment’s demands for increased funding, new improvements to buildings, more staff, computers and other equipment, free meals, etc. Yet, US public education still declines compared to other first-world countries.
Most Republicans went to public schools. We’d be thrilled if our public schools fulfilled their reason for existing; they don’t.
The public school system doesn’t fulfill its mission. Competition improves cars, TVs, computers, and everything else. Competition should also improve public education.
Republicans support Education Freedom Accounts (EFAs), which offer some competition for public schools. Hopefully EFAs offer enough competition to incentivize public school improvements (maybe more competition is needed).
The financial impact of EFAs on public schools is way over-stated. Schools actually get extra funding when students leave public schools using the EFA program compared to leaving outside the EFA program.
Republicans’ priority is getting students prepared for successful futures. Democrats’ priority is funding the public education system; for that, they sacrifice our children’s and our nation’s future success.
