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Independent Candidate for President
Misteradiant:
The government will reduce regulation and bureaucracy in its public school system. "No child left behind" will be left behind. Teachers will be graded upon on how well their students perform, not by standardized exams.
All public schools will be on broadband internet connections by 2010. There will be no more than a 3 to 1 ratio of students per online computer by 2015.
The government will double the amount available in student grants and loans in 2007 and double that again in 2010. Preference will be given to science majors (engineering, computer, environment, physics, etc.) as 20% of all grants and loans will go to them.
The cost of the Iraq War:
One day at war in Iraq could cover the full cost of attendance for one year at a public college for more than 17,100 students.
(Average cost of tuition, room and board for a 4-year public institution is $11,354 per year.)
Source: The College Board. Trends in College Pricing 2004
One day at war in Iraq could provide more than 79,000 needy college students with a Pell grant.
(Average Pell grant $2,466.)
Source: The College Board. Trends in Student Aid 2004
One day at war in Iraq could enroll 27,000 more children in Head Start.
(Average per child cost of Head Start in 2004 was $7,222.)
Source: The Department of Health and Human Services, Head Start Bureau
One day at war in Iraq could employ 4,269 elementary school teachers or 4,027 secondary school teachers for one year.
(Average annual elementary school teacher salary $45,670. Average annual secondary school teacher salary $48,420.)
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. National Wage Data. May 2004
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