I'd also like to point out something mentioned in my White House thread, and my understanding of the original bill:
I probably should have asked this when I was still in Congress, but where does the federal government get the authority to dictate the contents of regional curriculums? Or does this merely require the regions to meet these standards in exchange for federal funds?
To my knowledge, it's merely a requirement in exchange for federal funds. The point of the Return Education to the Regions Act was to allow the regions to dictate what all is included in their curriculums, but at the very least we must ensure that there are some minimum requirements to meet to ensure all of our children are receiving a quality education.
While I understand the importance of all these different courses being proposed, it's taking away from the real purpose of the bill, and at the rate this is going, might as well be amended to end the bill we just worked towards passing and signing into law.