Bowles-Burr Debate: on Education

Erskine Bowles: No Child Left Behind is an unfunded mandate

Some excerpts from the Bowles-Burr debate: On No Child Left Behind

BOWLES: "It's got a great name ... but we did not provide the resources it needed to make it work. This has turned out to be an unfunded federal mandate."

BURR: "We need to make sure the next generation all have an opportunity to compete." -- Burr

Source: Winston-Salem Journal, "NC Senatorial Debate Excerpts"

Richard Burr: No Child Left Behind provides opportunity to compete

Some excerpts from the Bowles-Burr debate: On No Child Left Behind

BOWLES: "It's got a great name ... but we did not provide the resources it needed to make it work. This has turned out to be an unfunded federal mandate."

BURR: "We need to make sure the next generation all have an opportunity to compete." -- Burr

Source: Winston-Salem Journal, "NC Senatorial Debate Excerpts"

The above quotations are from North Carolina Senatorial Debate, between Erskine Bowles (D) and Richard Burr (R), Sept. 28, 2004. Click here for definitions & background information on Education. Click here for more quotes by Erskine Bowles on Education. Click here for more quotes by Richard Burr on Education.
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