some very good points are made here about cutting education plans from the stimulus package, including the importance of giving money to states, and the economic stimulus ed. money will provide. keeping jobs clearly is as important as creating jobs, tho many in congress apparently see only private sector jobs as real ones.

A timely and well reasoned opinion piece on the value of education.

This is a well reasoned and written opinion piece providing the rationale for including support of education in the stimulus legislation. It should be persuasive to those on the fence but is unlikely to move those who disagree on principle or for political gain.

While I don't find myself in agreement with Mr. Kristof often, he and his friends at Post are right about education being a high priority. While it won't put money in people's pockets the next day, some of this stimulus has to be long-term.