Former Trump Education Secretary Betsy DeVos Calls to Abolish Department of Education

[j-mac]

It does seem a tad hypocritical for her to make these claims after 4 years of being paid to lead the department.

While she is not wrong, her timing is suspect

Why? She served, and was able to see the waste first hand.

 

[lennypartiv]

Republicans don’t want to fund education for poor people. They want parents to pay for their children’s education, not the state. Their goal is to fuck up the system so thoroughly that people will cheer when they end it.

Certain types of people were meant to be janitors and maids. Education is wasted on them.

 

[Frankeneinstein]

If her attempts to discredit what she seeks to create fools you I understand.

aahhh the commie thing right? sorry bout that...

 

[dudmuck]

Certain types of people were meant to be janitors and maids. Education is wasted on them.

and other types too

 

[sartre play]

and other types too

SICK.

 

[bripat9643]

and other types too

Every sensible person wants to get rid of the department of education. Nothing but pure nonsense has ever come out of it.

 

[BackAgain]

How much funding is available to this agency?
$94.06 Billion
in budgetary resources
0.8% of the FY 2023 U.S. federal budget

USAspending.gov

www.usaspending.gov

Compared to our trillions of dollars in deficits, I guess it’s just a drop in the bucket.

But it’s a wonderful start.

 

[eagle7-31]

Yeah Betsy!

I've been say that for years. Does anyone actually support what the DOE does?

Betsy DeVos Calls to Abolish the Department of Education​

Betsy DeVos, who served as the U.S. Secretary of Education under former President Donald Trump, has called for the abolishment of the Department of Education.​

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Speaking at the “Moms for Liberty” summit, DeVos said the federal government should be removed from education, leaving it to state and local governments.​

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“I personally think the Department of Education should not exist,” said DeVos, prompting a loud standing ovation from members of the audience, according to Florida Phoenix.​

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Though DeVos acknowledged the good that teachers serve, including those in attendance at the summit, she blasted teachers unions as a “K-12 cartel.”​

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The summit largely focused on how conservatives could win majorities in local school board elections with an aim to empower parental rights. The group “Moms for Liberty” sprung about in Florida during the pandemic in opposition to children being forced to mask in schools. As the summit unfolded, various speakers instructed participants on how to select and promote conservatives in local school board elections while other workshops instructed parents on legal strategies when battling far-left agendas like “gender ideology, in our schools,” “social and emotional learning” and “restorative justice.”​

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“It’s wonderful that the Administration wants to advance school choice but a nationwide federal tax-credit scholarship program is the wrong way to do it,” said Lindsey Burke, director of the Heritage Foundation’s Center for Education Policy. “This could open the door for further education regulations down the road that neutralize the advantages of private education as well as impede future tax reform efforts.”​

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“Future administrations could use a federal tax-credit scholarship to require that schools adhere to certain admissions and accountability policies,” she added. “That would mean the federal government could further dictate testing, reporting, academic content, and even bathroom policies for all schools involved.”​

That was Jimmy Carter's payoff to the teachers union back in 1977. Its been dowhill for the most part since.

 

[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

That was Jimmy Carter's payoff to the teachers union back in 1977. Its been dowhill for the most part since.

That's funny! It wasn't even formed until 1980.

 

[Concerned American]

That's funny! It wasn't even formed until 1980.

Uh, who was POTUS in 1980, Adm.?

 

[eagle7-31]

That's funny! It wasn't even formed until 1980.

Carter was still in office at that time.

 

[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

Carter was still in office at that time.

You do realize that only Congress can form a Cabinet department, and not a President by himself.

 

[Concerned American]

You do realize that only Congress can form a Cabinet department, and not a President by himself.

You do realize that the democrats controlled congress from 1977 to 1981, don't you? BTW, Jimmie Carter was a democrat. Next.

 

[eagle7-31]

You do realize that only Congress can form a Cabinet department, and not a President by himself.

correct.