Joe Pitts: “can we talk about education in this country without talking about the most important recipients of education, our kids?…”

“can we talk about education in this country without talking about the most important recipients of education, our kids? Someone should explain to us how Federal studies like ``Channeling Your Donna Reed Syndrome'' or ``Cement, the Concrete Experience'', even studies on researchers researching their research techniques have anything to do with kids learning their ABCs or basic skills. This is exactly the kind of waste that is produced in the bloated bureaucracy here in Washington, D.C. Mr. Speaker, instead of sending our Federal tax dollars to parents, teachers and local educators, the dollars get lost in the abyss of the bureaucracy and on Federal studies. The Committee on Education and the Workforce estimates that, on the average, only 65 cents of every Federal education dollar gets into the classroom. We now have the opportunity to send our Federal education tax dollars directly to the classrooms of the Nation. The Dollars to the Classroom Act ensures that 95 cents of every Federal education dollar goes directly to the classroom, to the hands of someone who knows your child's name. Mr. Speaker, this means microscopes, computers, books and not bureaucrats. Let us send the dollars to the classroom.”