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Biblical Principles Within American Education Policy Essay

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The purpose of this assignment is to apply the May, Can, Should model through analysis of a specific education policy. An effective tool for finding this legislation is through www.govtrack.us and the cost of the legislation through the Congressional Budget Office at www.cbo.gov.

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The American Rescue Plan of 2021 exhibits many of the biblical principles espoused in the bible. The play provided many relevant elements related to education policy within the United States. These policy mandates included the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund, emergency assistance to non-public schools, support for historically black colleges and universities, and improvements to student aid administration. This education policy is very consistent with many biblical principles. For example, the concept of natural role has roots in biblical teachings. Here, natural law is the belief of moral entitlement inherent within every human being. Education and more appropriately Enlightenment is central tenet of these natural laws. Here, it is important to have a civilization that not only looks to enhance their understanding of the natural world, but does so with though the foundation provided by biblical principles. These right to knowledge and education is therefore inalienable and is conferred to individuals irrespective of race, sex, or affiliation. As it relates to the constitutional authority of the Supreme Court, and their respective branch of government is designed to interpret and provide an opinion on the laws enacted by congress (Crutsinger,, 2021).

Can

The likelihood of the American Rescue Plan being enacted is high. For one, the nation has often had a strong proclivity towards education and its merits to society at large. Education spending as a percentage of GDP is the highest in America relative to any other developed nation in the world. This is indicative of the willingness of society to subsidize and fund improvements to education. This is a welcomed benefit...

…the face of adversity. This adversity has typically come in the form of temptation from Satan, but can also come from adversities related to general life. It is important for society to pull together to help one another succeed so that society as a whole can succeed (Schroeder, 2021).

From a constitutional perspective the policy should be supported by society to help maintain its competitive position relative to other developed nations. In addition, the policy should be supported based on the benefits that society would derive in the short term. Here, those who have lost their job or career can properly retrain and develop new skills which can be leveraged to improve their overall standing in life. Likewise, society can benefit as individuals can more easily transition into new higher paying roles as more antiquated jobs are eliminated as a result of the pandemic. These benefits will be partially offset by a much higher debt burden on future tax payers as a result of…

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1. Crutsinger, Martin (February 7, 2021). "Yellen: Biden's plan could restore full employment by 2022". ABC News.

2. Elis, Niv (February 3, 2021). "House approves budget resolution for COVID-19 package". The Hill3. Jagoda, Naomi (February 11, 2021). "House panel advances portion of relief package that includes $1,400 checks". The Hill.

4. Schroeder, Robert (February 9, 2021). "Biden and Yellen discuss $1.9 trillion COVID relief plan with JPMorgan, Walmart, Gap CEOs". Marketwatch.

5. Wasson, Erik (February 2, 2021). "Senate Democrats Move to Put Biden Stimulus Plan on Fast Track". Bloomberg.

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