Trump orders a plan to dismantle the Education Department while keeping some core functions
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President Donald Trump has signed an executive order calling for the dismantling of the Education Department. The Republican president announced his plan Thursday.
  • deadkennedy@lemm.eeEnglish
    41·
    1 month ago

    i, for one, am thrilled that “because jesus” will become the catch-all answer to every question in some states.

    we are going to be the dumbest nation so quickly.

  • jmantothe64@lemmy.worldEnglish
    25·
    1 month ago

    Directly from ed.gov:

    In creating the Department of Education, Congress specified that: No provision of a program administered by the Secretary or by any other officer of the Department shall be construed to authorize the Secretary or any such officer to exercise any direction, supervision, or control over the curriculum, program of instruction, administration, or personnel of any educational institution, school, or school system…

    Don’t let anyone tell you they’re just getting rid of “woke dei curriculum”, they’re trying to screw over all the people who need the help of things like an IEP or 504 Plan by cutting staff for those programs, end subsidized loans, grants, etc for those who can’t afford college, you get the point. Be very glad that if you were able to get an education before this point that you did, and expect the interest rate on your student loans to go up…

    • oxysis@lemm.eeEnglish
      8·
      1 month ago

      I still have 2 years left to finish my degree and now I won’t even be able to pay for it. Not that I won’t be forced to move for my own safety

      • jmantothe64@lemmy.world
        6·
        1 month ago

        I’m in the same boat, I’m just really hoping this administration collapses (either by itself or by enough external influence) soon. I suppose one silver lining might be that there is no provisions in our constitution that can stop or postpone an election, even in war

        • oxysis@lemm.eeEnglish
          8·
          1 month ago

          The collapse of this country is the only thing I have left to look forward to, everything else is just spiraling down and down

  • PaulBunyan@lemm.eeEnglish
    10·
    1 month ago

    This threat has been lingering since he retook office. I asked my partner, who is at an education conference as an elementary teacher, what percentage of teachers support the end of the Dept of Education. She doesn’t know one teacher that supports the removal. Not one.

    Can we go back to wanting more pay/benefits for teachers and not hosing them more than ever?

  • jordanlund@lemmy.worldM
    43·
    1 month ago

    As outrageous as this is, it made me curious… for me, the Department of Education is just one of those things I’ve kind of always known about, but did you know that the current office and secretary was created in 1979? Under Jimmy Carter?

    🤯

    It’s amazing how… recent… a lot of these cabinet positions actually are:

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabinet_of_the_United_States

    Homeland Security - 2003 (that tracks)
    Veterans Affairs - 1989
    Education - 1979
    (Previously “Health, Education, and Welfare”) - 1953
    Energy - 1977
    Transportation - 1967
    Housing and Urban Development - 1966
    Health and Human Services - 1980
    (Previously “Health, Education, and Welfare”) - 1953
    Labor - 1913
    (Previously “Commerce and Labor”) - 1903
    Commerce - 1913
    (Previously “Commerce and Labor”) - 1903
    Agriculture - 1862
    Interior - 1849
    Attorney General - 1789
    Defense - 1947
    (Previously “Secretary of War”) - 1789
    (Previously “Secretary of the Navy”) - 1798
    (Previously “Secretary AT War”) - 1783
    Treasury - 1789
    (Previously “Superintendent of Finance”) - 1771
    State - 1789
    (Previously “Secretary of foreign affairs”) - 1781
    Vice President - 1789