Policy Issue Researched
Educators and law makers alike both acknowledge the importance of education in civilized society; however, conflict comes into play regarding the involvement of the federal government within public schools. Staying true to their political views, the liberal Democrats want more federal involvement in schools while the conservative Republicans want less. There is a potential balance fallacy in which both arguments are too extreme in their own rights: total federal government control versus no federal government control, respectively. Political actions are typically more successful when the actions are more moderate; two completely opposing sides having constant …show more content…
The major concern recently has been that the federal government has been too involved in education, though there are also situations in which more involvement in education is wanted. It is a matter of opinion, but one that affects every American, not only teachers. Revolutionary and former President of South Africa, Nelson Mandela once said, “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world”; not only is this true, but it also stresses how important it is to make sure the education system is as productive and life changing as it possibly can be.
The primary research questions in this paper are as follows: (1) What degree of involvement should the federal government have in education? (2) Another valid question to ponder is what would be the benefits and consequences of more (or less) federal government involvement in education?
But what does the public really want? As shown by the Gallup charts below, the opinions are somewhat split though votes for a less involved federal government do take the …show more content…
As with all policies, it is not solely benefits; too much federal government involvement in education has the potential to make national public education too uniform. Some degree of variation for school curriculums ensures that students who enter the working world have differing skills to