June 2, 2005

  • With the debate ongoing in regards to education in California, I am reminded of history, from which, if we take the time to notice and learn, can teach us many things. 


    In 1944, when the United States was in the single largest armed conflict the world had seen and has seen since, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the GI Bill, which allowed veterans and their immediate families the opportunity to seek out a college education.  The number of college students doubled within ten years.


    In 1957, when Sputnik was launched into space, President Dwight D. Eisenhower urged people to expand the country's efforts in technology.  The amount of teachers and scientists skyrocketed. 


    Great leaders of great groups expand upon education, not cut back on it.  Cutting back on education is a disservice to our world as a whole.