Comments by "E V" (@ev1897) on "Liberty Vault" channel.

@ explain exactly why you think the 10% funding is the problem and not the 90% funding?
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@ what is the evidence that States will manage it better, also what do you think the aim should be considering most top performing countries who are beating the U.S. in education currently manages this at a Federal level.
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@ isn’t that already happening? 90% of the budget is in the state.
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@ I am sorry but this power is already there and rests with the state and local departments. The government cannot do this. Where do you see that the government can push for laws? Most of the measly 10% the government controls is focussed on FAFSA and Special Education.
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@ this discrepancy is already there. Look at most of the southern states in terms of education levels and you will see that. Maybe what Vivek wants to do is to do away with a centralized way of seeing who is performing better. That way we can never compare.
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@ also Defence
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@lindacogswell7469 sounds like what they teach in communist countries.
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@ isn’t it already taught in schools? It is in the blue states for sure.
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The real question is when is it best to manage anything in the state vs federally? Why don’t we put everything in the states eg Defence and IRS? Why have the federal government do anything if the state does it so much better? Maybe because the state government does a worse job in general?
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@ really? Can you show me the stats and link? Happy to be proven wrong but I doubt it. Show me how we are the best in the world apart from Higher education.
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@ why? I am still trying to find facts that back you up? Do you have a good example where this has worked?
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@ yeah let any voice be heard but it has to make sense. Explain why a 10% funding is causing all the problems and not the 90%? Also what is the objective standard to see if even the state and local budgets are being managed right?
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@ well said. We are too insular in the US. We think what we do is always the best and never even bother checking if someone is doing it better with some exceptions. Standards are slipping generally. Even in states like Massachusetts which is renowned for its education standards,they just voted overwhelmingly for not making standardized test compulsory for high school graduation. The reality is that putting the standards of education to a mostly less learned population is a recipe for failure. You already see this clearly in our best schools. Post of the post graduates are not from the U.S.
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@ why are you so confident that that is when the downfall started? What policies specifically started this? Again like I keep saying, if you are looking at 10% of the budget responsible for 100% of the product, you are probably not looking in the right place.
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