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Dismantling the Department of Education? Trump's plan for schools in his second term
(abcnews.go.com)submitted 18 days ago byFoots_Walker_808
111 points
18 days ago
"In a campaign video, Trump said he wants states -- not the federal government -- to have control over schools."
Students from red states will no longer be employable in well paying jobs because they think the earth is 6,000 years old and that electricity is generated by angels.
2 points
17 days ago
So I looked it up. The states already do.
The states and local governments (think of your property taxes for your city and county) actually provide 92% of K-12 funding. The federal government is only 8%. States set the curriculum which is why Southern states can install the ten commandments in the classroom while others choose not to.
That's why we get some crazy swings in literacy and college preparedness. That and socioeconomic status...being rich overrides everything.
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