Bush’s Education Legacy

Conn Carroll / January 28, 2008

In education, as in so many other areas, President Bush is looking to establish his legacy. On No Child Left Behind, no one will be surprised that the President once again called on Congress to reauthorize this landmark law. But the odds of that happening decrease by the day.

For better or worse, history will probably judge  Bush’s education legacy as the current program—greatly expanded federal control in education, significantly increased education spending, and testing policies that may be having unintended consequences in the states.

But Bush does have an opportunity to boost his education legacy in 2008—by using the bully pulpit to promote school choice and fight for school choice in the nation’s capitol. And on those points, he did very well tonight. (more…)