Inquiry Set Into Purchases From Bush Brother's Firm (Neil)

[lovuian]

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/07/washington/07neil.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

The inspector general of the Department of Education has said he will examine whether federal money was inappropriately used by three states to buy educational products from a company owned by Neil Bush, the president’s brother.
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Ignite Learning is owned by Neil Bush, the president’s brother.
Ignite Learning

The Curriculum on Wheels.

John P. Higgins Jr., the inspector general, said he would review the matter after a group, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, detailed at least $1 million in spending from the No Child Left Behind program by school districts in Texas, Florida and Nevada to buy products made by Mr. Bush’s company, Ignite Learning of Austin, Tex. Mr. Higgins stated his plans in a letter to the group sent last week.

Members of the group and other critics in Texas contend that school districts are buying Ignite’s signature product, the Curriculum on Wheels, because of political considerations. The product, they said, does not meet standards for financing under the No Child Left Behind Act, which allocates federal money to help students raise their achievement levels, particularly in elementary school reading.

Ignite, founded by Neil Bush in 1999, includes as investors his parents, former President George H. W. Bush and his wife, Barbara. Company officials say that about 100 school districts use the Curriculum on Wheels, known as the Cow, which is a portable classroom with software to teach middle-school social studies, science and math. The units cost about $3,800 each and require about $1,000 a year in maintenance.
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This disgusts me using Katrina funds OMG

[sicksicksick_N_tired]

1. Wow! *LOL* That is one hell of a maintenance cost, there!! eom

[lovuian]

2. Yep

1000 a year and say like how many would a huge school system like Katy need like at least 2000

steady income and thats just one school system

[tanyev]

3. I think it's sweet that Neil named his product after his mama.

[lovuian]

4. OMG Baaawaaa tanyev your so bad Baaawaaahaaa

soda flew up the nose on that one

You know they named it the Cow because of the Bull they put out

but they do have a fascination with Taurus imagery

[defendandprotect]

5. One of Neil's products is: "COW" = Curriculum on Wheels .. ..

if your school fails "Leave no Child's behind" ....

the schools has to BUY Neil's program . . .

[lovuian]

6. unbelievable

using children its so them