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June 2
Dan McConchie — Bioethics and Education
What are your children learning in school about bioethics? We'll get the real story from an expert from Americans United for Life. |
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June 9
Guest TBD — Bad Books? GUEST NOT CONFIRMED
Whether we talk about improving a child's reading skills or bad books in schools, Eagle Forum Live always has the latest in the news. |
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June 16
Steven Baskerville — Fathers
Why are some loving fathers kept out of their children's lives after a divorce? We'll honor all good dads the day before Father's Day. |
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June 23
Joseph Farah — Stop the Presses!
In the last few years, conservatives have changed the face of the media. We're going to meet the founder of World Net Daily on this program. |
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June 30
Dr. Jonathan Wells — Guide to Darwinism
What do you think about intelligent design? We will have a guest this week who has written The Politically Incorrect Guide to Darwinism. |
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Does Money Equal Good Schools?
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Phyllis’ guest for the May 19 program, Dr. Eric Hanushek, a senior fellow from the Hoover Institution at Stanford University, says “it depends.” He and several of his colleagues have written a book called Courting Failure: How School Finance Lawsuits Exploit Judges’ Good Intentions and Harm our Children.
According to state constitutions, the legislature is in charge of determining funding for schools. However, many courts, such as one in New Jersey in 1974, have taken over this duty, resulting in almost unlimited funding in that state.
Dr. Hanushek explained that all but five states have had these kinds of lawsuits and 25 states have suits pending. These cases started out as promoting “equity” for poorer schools, but have morphed into “adequacy” suits, which means that the schools receive as many funds as those in other districts, but activist judges feel that the poorer schools need even more.
So what are these schools doing with this extra money? A Kansas City district is the largest spender in the country, but has put its money in buildings, such as a mock UN and an Olympic-size swimming pool, rather than in good teachers and better curriculum. Needless to say, these students still have very low test scores.
Dr. Hanushek points to the KIP Academy (Knowledge Is Power) as a way for schools to increase student success without spending much money. Also, some courts, such as those in Texas and Oklahoma, are questioning the link between funds and student success because the plan doesn’t seem to work.
To purchase a copy of Courting Failure, visit www.hooverpress.org or your local bookstore.
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