Admiral Rockwell Tory
Diamond Member
I would gander that our public education system is WORSE off now than before the DoED was created. Why shouldn't it be eradicated?
The federal government has absolutely no business in education. It's a responsibility of the various states, counties, and municipalities.
It should be defunded and ultimately done away with.
Sure! Lets go back to the time when states and localities could refuse to educate minorities, and children with disabilities.
When I attended school, we didn't have kids in wheelchairs in the classroom because they didn't "need" to be educated. If you had a learning disability, you were not forced to attend school and left to your parents to take care of you.
Those are civil rights issues that were rectified LONG ago.
Individual states can manage their own education systems. The DoED hurts our students because money is being seized from local communities in order to pay for the DoED.
If you cannot demonstrate how the DoED has improved education in America, then why do you want to continue funding it?
The IDEA was a long time ago? It's predecessor was passed in 1975. Do see now that you don't know what you are talking about?
How exactly is money being seized from local communities?
BTW, the proper abbreviation is Ed.D. for Education Department. There is no Department of Education.
Federal income taxes take money from citizens that is sent to Washington. If those taxes weren't being collected, there would be more funds available for local schools.
Why do you support the DoED?
Federal income taxes to support the Education Department are microscopic compared to other federal programs. Your statement is a red herring because there would be no decrease i federal taxes to allow states and localities to raise taxes to fund schools.
Past history is why I support the Education Department. Did you read the thread? States were free to run roughshod over the educational needs of the poor and minorities.
You do also realize that it is the smallest (by far) of all US government departments?
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