Department of Education
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Big whoop.
Overall, it's about 10%. Keep the money in block grants, kill a lot of the rules which result in an army of paper shufflers at the local and state level, set some national goals and get out of the way.
“Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”
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@Jolly I dont disagree, but I dont know enough about that department to make any intelligent comments. (but I guess that has never stop me before 5555)
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@taiwan_girl said in Department of Education:
@Jolly I dont disagree, but I dont know enough about that department to make any intelligent comments. (but I guess that has never stop
meanybody on the forum before 5555)FIFY
The Brad
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@Jolly said in Department of Education:
Big whoop.
Overall, it's about 10%. Keep the money in block grants, kill a lot of the rules which result in an army of paper shufflers at the local and state level, set some national goals and get out of the way.
Completely agree. Get the federal tentacles out of the schools. Federal money is very much like the pusher giving you enough free dope to get you addicted. then the price goes up.
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Here’s the deal. You want education to improve? Have 50 departments trying different things rather than 1 dictating for everybody.
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No Child Left Behind.
Sadly, some children aren't of normal intelligence. Inclusion slows things down.
“Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”
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“Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”
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@Jolly said in Department of Education:
No Child Left Behind.
Sadly, some children aren't of normal intelligence. Inclusion slows things down.
At least around here, I believe it led to a number of kids getting designated as being special needs. Whether it was 'developmental delays' or thrown under the 'autism spectrum' umbrella, it was a way for school systems to not get penalized for having kids not hitting certain achievements.
So a kid who was borderline could end up spending half (or more) of his day in a room with students who were non-verbal. Instead of that kid getting the work needed to catch up to peers--they'd now have their own IEP, that would frequently take them down a few notches from their potential. Unless there were a couple very involved parents.
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At this point I'm not sure Trump knows exactly what he will do.
It's not like he's running for reelection...
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The Department of Education does not run a single school. It does not employ any teachers in a single classroom. It doesn’t set academic standards or curriculum. It isn’t even the primary funder of education—quite the opposite. In most states, the federal government represents less than 10 percent of K–12 public education funding.
So what does it do? It shuffles money around; adds unnecessary requirements and political agendas via its grants; and then passes the buck when it comes time to assess if any of that adds value.
Trump will add unnecessary requirements reflecting a different political agenda would be my guess.
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Maybe. Maybe not.
