A look at one of the fifteen policy proposals put forth by Republican gubernatorial candidate Bob McDonnell in his thesis and the extent to which he attempted to implement the proposal during his career as a legislator and attorney general.
If public benefits are to be paid, utilize the voucher system which maximizes freedom of choice for families and others in the area of housing, education and medical care.
Despite his plans if he is elected, McDonnell’s record on education tells a different story. He has only patroned a few bills. One, HJ187, fits neatly into his proposal above: it calls for a study on the feasibility of implementing school choice.
Further, McDonnell has demonstrated that he is no friend of public education. In 1994, he voted against the budget that restored money to hire teachers, reduce class sizes and invest in classroom technology. Ten years later, in 2004, he voted against the budget which invested $1.5 billion in public schools.
(Incidentally, the only other education bill that McDonnell was the chief patron on was HJ158. As introduced in 2002, the resolution was to incorporate “The American Citizen Handbook” into the cirricula. The book was first published in 1941 and last published in 1968. That alone should give you a hint about its contents but if you are wondering, check out this comprehensive post. And if you’re interested, you can buy a copy here.)
It appears, then, that this is another of McDonnell’s family policy proposals that he attempted to implement during his career as an elected representative.
VIVIAN J. PAIGE | All Politics is Local 
It all looks good to me. There has been established no correlation between school performance and school spending, so throwing money at the problem is not going to help.
Furthermore, there really doesn’t seem to be anything particularly controversial in the handbook — at least not from the post to which you linked.