e down the Department of Education, but will transform it. You see, the goal here is not to spend the most, or cut the most, but the goal is to improve the most,”(Snow 4). Bush’s policy would allocate $5 billion to establish the “Reading First” initiative so every child could read by the third grade, and it would allocate $1 billion to establish a “Math and Science Partnership Fund” lining states with colleges to strengthen K-12 math and science education (Crowley 8). Furthermore, he supports providing additional college financial aid to high school students who take advanced courses in math and science. Additionally, Bush’s plan provides $1 billion for over five years to increase Pell Grants by $1000 to students who take college-level math and science courses in high school (7). He would recruit math and science teachers by offering $345 million to increase from $5000 to $17500 the amount of student loans that may be forgiven for science, math, technology and engineering majors and minors who commit to teach for at least five years (7). George W. Bush in addition would propose to combine the current federal class-size reduction funding with other existing teacher training funds and $400 million in new funding to create a $2.4 billion “Teacher Training Fund,” which states could use at their discretion for professional development or class-size reduction (Snow 4). This would also improve teacher accountability systems. $2 billion would also be given to new funding for after school programs. In regards to school maintenance and repair, he has proposed expanding the public-private partnerships in school construction. Private contractors could use those bonds to finance the construction of new school buildings, which they would lease to the school district. The private investor would retain the right to rent out the building during non-school hours and may also “manage...
