Sunday, October 22, 2006

Guess who is profitting from "No Child Left Behind"?




Well, of course the Bush family is!

From the LA Times article linked above:

Bush's family profits from 'No Child' act

By Walter F. Roche Jr., Times Staff Writer

October 22, 2006

A company headed by President Bush's brother and partly owned by his parents is benefiting from Republican connections and federal dollars targeted for economically disadvantaged students under the No Child Left Behind Act.

With investments from his parents, George H.W. and Barbara Bush, and other backers, Neil Bush's company, Ignite! Learning, has placed its products in 40 U.S. school districts and now plans to market internationally.

At least 13 U.S. school districts have used federal funds available through the president's signature education reform, the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, to buy Ignite's portable learning centers at $3,800 apiece.

Read the rest of the article here.

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