Dick Lugar: “I agree that few areas of our education funding can have a more positive impact on education in America than the CSRD.…”

“I agree that few areas of our education funding can have a more positive impact on education in America than the CSRD. This program is a key tool for helping struggling schools adopt important reforms. Good reform programs are a bargain for our schools and our children when we compare their costs to that of retention, special education and illiteracy. In fact, I filed an amendment to S. 2, legislation crafted to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, that would have more than doubled funding for this important program. Unfortunately, this bill has been set aside.”