New Education Secretary Nominated

President Bush has nominated Margaret Spellings, an education advisor for George Bush both as President and when he was Governor, for Education Secretary. Curious about her views on homeschooling, an issue that deeply effects us, I went googling, and found this:

Mrs. Wright, from Oklahoma writes:
Yes, Homeschooling is becoming more widespread and I would like to know how the President feels about Homeschooling? Is he in favor of testing all children public school educated and homeschooled according to a state mandated set of guidelines? Does he feel that the government schools and/or private organized schools can provide the best education for all children or that parents should have the right to educate their children themselves?

Margaret Spellings
President Bush absolutely believes that parents should aboslutely have the right to educate their children themselves. Whether or not home school students are tested is a state issue. As Governor of Texas, President Bush did not support testing for home schooled students and Texas was considered to be one of the most home school friendly states. President Bush believes that good education can be found in public schools, private schools and home schools.

Works for me; I'm happy to be left alone.

Posted by Jeff at November 17, 2004 11:44 AM | Link Cosmos