What do you think of my education reform proposal?

* Set up one federal bureau of education that will be responsible for asking for certain funding and outlining needs,structures and developments.
* Set up 50 state education bureaus to tackle state educational issues.Such as rigorous surprise school inspections to make sure that every school/staff is up to excellent standards.
* Make sure that every city that has a population of 200,000+ has two community colleges,two high schools,two elementary/junior high schools,and 1 main library.
* Make internet access and the newest technology/textbooks mandatory in every public school in the country. Spend an approximate $13 billion to make sure that every school has computers,the internet,and textbooks for every single student.
* Cover SAT prepping and testing costs for every public school student in the country to make sure that our students are competitive & able to get into the school of their choice.
* Create at least 400 more vocational institutes state wide to give students the option to go to college or prepare to go into the workforce or learn a trade.

* Promote sex education in high schools,teach them the consequences of teen pregnancy and where it leads them too.Teach them about their choices,their alternatives,and what they can accomplish.
* Create the Autism Education Program(A.E.D.) to vigorously tackle the investigation of the causes and cures for autism and at the same time create free of charge educational institutions for these children and special parenting courses.

Degree Incentive Program

I want a program that will create an incentive for people in this country to pursue the goal of getting a college or vocational degree. The incentive would be in the form of tax rebates for those that can prove that they are alumni of a college or vocational institution. They would go in the following order.

Associates Degree/Vocational Degree/Military Service(2+ years): $350 annual rebate for a 3 year period

Bachelor鈥檚 Degree: $700 annual rebate for a 5 year period

Master鈥檚 degree: $1200 annual rebate for a 7 year period

Doctorate鈥檚 Degree + : $1700 annual rebate for a 9 year period.

Property tax incentive: A reduction of 5% on all property taxes for a period of 7 years for all of the aforementioned.

These tax reductions will aid in student loan paybacks.

Very interesting and well thought out. My thoughts...we already have federal agencies and state depts. of education to enforce standards. How will your bureaus differ? Where will the money come from to fund building schools, technology and the curriculum you outline? What is the realistic student body count in cities of 200K if there are only 4 grade/junior/high schools? What will the per school student/teacher ratio be and how will that affect instruction? Why only fund and educate autistic children? What about other disabilities and illnesses that affect children? Are you offering incentives to everyone who has earned a college degree? Will I get a tax rebate since my UG degree was earned 30 years ago? Your rebates don't cover the full cost of many tuition rates. How did you determine each amount? Will the rebates go back to the student or directly to loan providers? What about folks who don't own property? Is there a tax incentive somewhere for them?

It is evident you have put great thought into your proposal. Here's an additional question to ponder...What do you think about only assessing school taxes on people who have children, so that the childless are exempt?