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監視人要求： 為什麼布什的小弟弟得到聯邦大型裝配架？
星期五， 2007年9月14日
獨立監督機構請求教育部調查為什麼布什總統的弟弟， Neil，接受了金錢特別制定為了總統的署名教育主動性能賣未被服從到嚴謹評估它該當的課程節目。 Neil布什， 52，沒有背景在教育，建立點燃! 1999年學會以捐贈從他的父母和國際商業利益板岩。 公司在輪子導致「課程」設備-預先輸入與瞄準的軟件學生為標準測試做準備是總統的沒有孩子的中央原則的計算機或放映機忘記了法律。 「母牛」被賣對學區在一費用的$3,800到$4,200，雖然他們在華盛頓未被服從到同輩被回顧的科學研究，根據公民為責任和概念。 乘員組說幾乎$1百萬在系統上在16個學區花費了，主要在得克薩斯，喬治W。 2000年布什擔當了州長在他的競選之前和佛羅里達，兄弟Jeb布什是州長。 監視人小組請求一次調查從教育部的總檢查員，宣稱點燃! 系統不符合Congress計劃的標準口授怎麼NCLB資金可以花費。 「它是令人驚訝的納稅人的錢在未經證明的教育產品上花對總統的財政津貼？s兄弟」， Melanie Sloan，乘員組的執行董事， 說在新聞發布. 「IG是否應該調查孩子？s教育被犧牲，以便Neil布什在聯邦基金能傾斜」。 Neil布什首先吸引了公眾監督為他的在80年代末儲款和貸款醜聞的角色，當科羅拉多在委員會他擔任不合格的S&L。 醜聞費用納稅人$1.6十億。 CREW確定的一些學區在流動放映機上在聯邦金錢花成千上萬的美元，包括課程為算術、科學或者社會學。 除他們的基礎線費用- $3,800為唯一主題母牛或$4,200之外為報道全部三個主題的你-單位強加給學校一本$1,000年鑒准許，并且保養費，乘員組認為。 Schools also have the option of purchasing lifetime contracts for $6,800, according to the New York Times. Although there’s no direct evidence of presidential nepotism on behalf of his baby brother, Neil Bush did benefit from his mother’s largesse in the wake of Hurricane Katrina last year. Barbara Bush donated an undisclosed amount of money to a hurricane relief fund overseen by former Presidents George H. W. Bush and Bill Clinton, and earmarked part of those funds for purchases of Ignite! software. In an interview earlier this year with the New York Times, Neil Bush denied using his brother’s position to push his product. He claimed he was inspired to start the company after struggling with dyslexia while he was in school. Ignite’s Web site includes anecdotal testimonials from teachers who have used the program. But some teachers are less than impressed with the system, saying it supplants rote memorization for critical thinking skills. “As a review, it uses catchy phrases and tunes,” Jeremy Siefker, a middle school science teacher who’s used the program, told the Times, “but as far as scientific investigation and inquiry, I don’t think it’s very good.” Ironically, among the schools that have shunned the program is a Texas elementary school named for Neil Bush’s father. “After reviewing the program, Bush is not interested,” Jill Arthur, principal of George H. W. Bush Elementary in Midland, TX, wrote in an e-mail to Ignite! obtained by CREW. “We feel our money is best spent elsewhere.” Have Your Say: Watchdog asks: Why is Bush’s kid brother getting federal bucks? Please read our posting guidelines before posting. Alternatively you can discuss this report here. Related News
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