State Rep: Reform Slow for Education
S.C. Rep. Jenny Horne talks state funding of education in North Charleston.
NORTH CHARLESTON — Education needs to be fixed, but don't expect that to happen during an election year, S.C. Rep. Jenny Horne, R-Summerville, told a small Charleston Tea Party audience on Wednesday. "Do we want to tackle education funding in an election year? Because we're going to have winners and losers," Horne said. "Some of my colleagues have said, 'I'm not touching it in an election year.' Well it's an idea who's time has come. It's a 30-year-old problem that we need to fix." Horne spoke to the group as part of its effort to educate members on the inner workings of government. Horne was first elected in 2008 to represent District 94, and will face her second reelection campaign in 2012. She sits on the judiciary committee, and also …
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Gretchen
9:21 am on Saturday, January 7, 2012
Maybe they should START with TRADE SCHOOLS.... I'm sure there would be more people graduating if someone offered to teach them a TRADE. I just heard the other day, the US hired a Chinese firm to build a bridge because they could not find WELDERS in the USA. That is a sad case. more ›