John Kline
John Kline
John Paul Kline, Jr.is an American politician who has served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Minnesota's 2nd congressional district since 2003. The district includes most of the southern suburbs of the Twin Cities, including Apple Valley, Inver Grove Heights, Burnsville, Eagan, Lakeville, Northfield, Shakopee, Prior Lake, and New Prague. A member of the Republican Party, Kline serves as the Chairman of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. John Kline has announced that...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth6 September 1947
CountryUnited States of America
No Child Left Behind taught us that parents, teachers and state and local leaders are more suited to address students' needs than a one-size-fits-all accountability system developed by Washington bureaucrats.
Enacted under President George W. Bush's administration with the promise to focus on individual student achievement and overall school performance, No Child Left Behind was heralded as groundbreaking. And in some ways, it was.
We simply can't keep providing money from the federal government in the form of subsidized or actual loans and Pell Grants when we don't have the money.
We look forward to working with the city. The city will benefit from jobs, about 800 permanent as well as millions of dollars in sales tax revenue annually.
Urban districts typically have scores that are lower than the state average. It's up to us to see what we can do to raise those numbers over the next couple of years.
Certainly heart rate variability has been tied to things like emotional control. It does seem a bit faddish to me.
Let's get one thing straight: No one wants Stafford loan interest rates to increase.
Many members of the House and Senate are unable to provide much-needed aid to their affected constituents because of the loss of personal and office resources, ... The catastrophic events resulting from Hurricane Katrina require that we do all we can to assist our colleagues and their constituents.
I think there's some areas that warrant close consideration. What are we spending on NASA, for example? What about manned space flight? Is that something that should be pushed back and perhaps save some money there? ... How much are we spending on aid packages overseas?
Parents should never have to choose between their child's health and safety and their ability to receive an education, ... The Child Medication Safety Act will help restore the right of parents to make decisions in the best interest of their children.
For too many years, politicians in Washington have been eager to pledge more hard-earned taxpayer dollars to help deal with the student debt load. But this doesn't sit right with the many Americans who take pride in making fiscally responsible choices and paying off their loans on time.
When I talk to teachers, parents, superintendents, my colleagues, everyone wants to fix No Child Left behind. There is great dissatisfaction with No Child Left Behind.
Those kids may have learned a lot of science (at school). But if it wasn't the science that was on the test, the chances are they aren't going to do as well. They may not have many opportunities to learn science outside of the school day.
We must revamp K-12 education law to ensure Washington does not stand in the way of meaningful reforms.