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“No” to Killing the Department of Education
James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal ^ | February 14, 2025 | David Randall

Posted on 02/16/2025 8:20:10 AM PST by karpov

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To: ProtectOurFreedom

“The universities say that’s because that is what the students demand but that is pure BS.”

Yep..... they said the same thing about online learning yet the majority of students I spoke with said otherwise.


21 posted on 02/16/2025 8:43:48 AM PST by LastDayz (A Blunt and Brazen Texan. I Will Not Be Assimilated.)
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To: karpov

American kids were a hell of a lot smarter when we didn’t have a bunch of union thugs running their education.


22 posted on 02/16/2025 8:43:55 AM PST by FlingWingFlyer (The trouble with illegal aliens is that their own crappy countries don't even want them there.)
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To: LastDayz

I wouldn’t bank on that. If Trump pisses off enough voters, it will happen.


23 posted on 02/16/2025 8:44:21 AM PST by DownInFlames (P)
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To: karpov

Ranking Data From The Past Decades

The U.S. education ranking has experienced fluctuations over the past decades. Here is a brief overview of the ranking data:

Decade Ranking
1980s Top 5
1990s Top 10
2000s Top 15
2010s Top 20

DOE established in 1980

https://useducationnews.com/us-education-ranking-by-year/


24 posted on 02/16/2025 8:46:57 AM PST by yuleeyahoo (“Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain!” - the deep-state)
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To: DownInFlames

Not so much Trump pissing off voters, more the media paid shills TELLING the voters that Trump pissed them off.


25 posted on 02/16/2025 8:48:22 AM PST by going hot (Happiness is a Momma Deuce.)
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To: karpov
Education reformers should make an exception for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs). America has historic relationships to HBCUs, American Indian tribes, Alaska Native entities, and Hawaiian Native entities.

I thought we were against any form of discrimination. Let these cultures compete with everyone else. If you feel these groups deserve more support, open up your wallet and support them, but don't push that support back onto the US taxpayer.

26 posted on 02/16/2025 8:48:31 AM PST by econjack
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

We need to keep it—as a porta potty in front of the Capitol steps.

Then it would be popular with me.

It might save a life or two—when Congress-critters stumble down the steps it might give them something to land on or in....

Lol.


27 posted on 02/16/2025 8:48:37 AM PST by cgbg (The Democrat Party is a criminal enterprise.)
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To: karpov
This strategy will make ED transparent and accountable to the public and to policymakers.

Why isn't that being done now?

28 posted on 02/16/2025 8:50:11 AM PST by Libloather (Why do climate change hoax deniers live in mansions on the beach?)
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To: karpov

So, the Department of “Education” is just another DEI sham? No wonder American kids are the dumbest on the planet.


29 posted on 02/16/2025 8:50:31 AM PST by FlingWingFlyer (The trouble with illegal aliens is that their own crappy countries don't even want them there.)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

It does with urologists.


30 posted on 02/16/2025 8:51:14 AM PST by DPMD
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To: cpdiii

“However, I wonder if the federal government should be involved with education at all. They screw up everything they touch.”

Exactly the point... or one of them. Defang the feral Federal Government. It has been given way too much power and has proven that it can’t be trusted.


31 posted on 02/16/2025 8:52:52 AM PST by Danie_2023
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To: DownInFlames

They will not regain anything for many years. You give the present Democrat party too much credit.


32 posted on 02/16/2025 8:53:49 AM PST by Frank Drebin (And don't ever let me catch you guys in America!)
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To: karpov

It can exist in name only. Fire the people and don’t spend the money. There’s nothing that declares that the money must be spent. Congress only approves the creation of a department and a budget for it to use. The Executive Branch does the actual spending...and can decide not to.


33 posted on 02/16/2025 8:54:20 AM PST by fuzzylogic (welfare state = sharing of poor moral choices among everybody)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

The universities say that’s because that is what the students demand but that is pure BS. It’s a direct result of all the free money from Uncle Sugar.”

The government extracts enormous loans from 17 and 18 year olds, kids not olds enough to handle alcohol, according to them

The schools take the money then the students are to pay it back to the government with interest while the schools gay rich. Loaded

They enable the kids to drink and become stupid. They invite hateful foreign students

This is a scam that every DEA corrupticrat and every government official can see

Parents are stupid in their abdication

Trump comes in and says no on behalf of the students and the country’s future and they hate him

He’s used to it


34 posted on 02/16/2025 8:55:51 AM PST by stanne (Because they were mesmerized by Obama, the man for whom this was named, whose name they left out of )
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To: going hot

The old media is dead. Trump is doing what he said he would do.


35 posted on 02/16/2025 8:56:06 AM PST by Frank Drebin (And don't ever let me catch you guys in America!)
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To: karpov

NO to you. Yes, KILL IT.


36 posted on 02/16/2025 8:56:13 AM PST by FLT-bird
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To: Sacajaweau
Just looking at the record of US students says it all. We need to get RID of the DOE

If it was an army, it would be defeated. If it made a product, no one would buy it!!!

37 posted on 02/16/2025 8:56:20 AM PST by SMARTY (In politics, stupidity is not a handicap. Napoleon Bonaparte I)
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To: DPMD

Universities get rich from the ED. Urologists get rich from ED. Everybody wins!!

Except me. ;>(


38 posted on 02/16/2025 8:58:05 AM PST by ProtectOurFreedom (They were the FA-est of times, they were the FO-est of times.)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

“The years passed, mankind became stupider at a frightening rate. Some had high hopes that genetic engineering would correct this trend in evolution, but sadly the greatest minds and resources where focused on conquering hair loss and prolonging erections.”


39 posted on 02/16/2025 8:59:47 AM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: karpov

Let’s severely downside it and keep it....and name Big Balls as Chairman.


40 posted on 02/16/2025 9:03:04 AM PST by Don@VB (THE NEW GREEN DEAL IS JUST THE OLD RED DEAL)
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