North Carolina has the third largest military population in the nation, with many of the state’s active-duty service members parenting school-aged children. Because of the geographic volatility unique to the military lifestyle, as well as the significant impact deployments and extended vocational schools have on the home life of service members and their families, it is time for Congress to change how federal education funds are distributed.
This week I had the opportunity to sit on a panel at Heritage Foundation to discuss precisely that. As a military wife and mother, my family and I have experienced the challenges that are part and parcel of life in the Armed Services.
I am encouraged by the strides Congressman Jim Banks (R-IN) and other legislators are taking to redirect federal education funds, also known as Impact Aid, to military families. The decision to distribute these funds directly to the parents of military-connected children would provide service members and their spouses greater education choice as they navigate the unpredictable waters of military life.
It is time to modernize the education policies affecting military families, offering them real choice and discretion in what is otherwise a variable lifestyle.
You can learn more about how policymakers and legislators are working toward educational freedom for military-connected children by watching the video below or reading the report by Heritage and EdChoice found here.
North Carolina, housing the Imperial Force that drains America’s Blood and Treasure. The Tax Payer shells out a lot for all those in North Carolina who suck of the Government dime.
The do nothings drain a lot more than the military. SUMMARY In his January 1964 State of the Union address, President Lyndon Johnson proclaimed, “This administration today, here and now, declares unconditional war on poverty in America.” In the 50 years since that time, U.S. taxpayers have spent over $22 trillion on anti-poverty programs. Adjusted for inflation, this spending (which does not include Social Security or Medicare) is three times the cost of all U.S. military wars since the American Revolution. Yet progress against poverty, as measured by the U.S. Census Bureau, has been minimal, and in terms of President Johnson’s main goal of reducing the “causes” rather than the mere “consequences” of poverty, the War on Poverty has failed completely. In fact, a significant portion of the population is now less capable of self-sufficiency than it was when the War on Poverty beganp
The do nothings drain a lot more than the military. SUMMARY In his January 1964 State of the Union address, President Lyndon Johnson proclaimed, “This administration today, here and now, declares unconditional war on poverty in America.” In the 50 years since that time, U.S. taxpayers have spent over $22 trillion on anti-poverty programs. Adjusted for inflation, this spending (which does not include Social Security or Medicare) is three times the cost of all U.S. military wars since the American Revolution. Yet progress against poverty, as measured by the U.S. Census Bureau, has been minimal, and in terms of President Johnson’s main goal of reducing the “causes” rather than the mere “consequences” of poverty, the War on Poverty has failed completely. In fact, a significant portion of the population is now less capable of self-sufficiency than it was when the War on Poverty began.