Mandates will not solve school woes
Wednesday, February 22, 2006
When Gov. Matt Blunt proposed that school districts in Missouri spend at least 65 percent of their budget on student instruction, his heart was in the right place. But Blunt should have known that you don't take any control away from local school boards. Because of stout opposition to the proposal as a mandate, Blunt weakened the idea to a mere suggestion. Some school officials think that is even going too far.