Anonymous wrote:Serious question-what role does DoE play for universities/colleges? Federal financial aid? Anything else?

This is probably a question to have asked before voting in the guy who is dismantling the DoE.

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Anonymous wrote:Since the DoEd's inception, US school test scores have consistently declined. Send the power back to the people. Not a gov mandated curriculum.

There is no curriculum mandated by the Federal Government.

So the DoE does what? Take a cut of the grant money before sending back to the states?

Imagine you have a kid applying to college. Without FAFSA, they would need to fill out a financial aid for for every school they apply to.
Imagine you have a special needs kid. Without the DOE, your kid is SOL. You will be forced to support that kid for the rest of your life and hope there is someone there available to care for them, since they won't have received any training or education to make it on their own.

Sink or swim, baby!

Red states are going to fo very quickly this Trump term huh??

Oh honey, you thought the blue states were a drag to you. Wait until 50% of your state funding goes away

Serious question-what role does DoE play for universities/colleges? Federal financial aid? Anything else?

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Anonymous wrote:Now, on to the Department of Labor.

How about Social Security, VA and HHS? Those moochers need to stop asking for handouts too.

One thing at a time. I can't take too much good news at once.

You can. President Elon said it will make it happen. Send those veterans to work for free at Tesla

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Anonymous wrote:Now, on to the Department of Labor.

How about Social Security, VA and HHS? Those moochers need to stop asking for handouts too.

Maybe HHS can renege on some more of those treaties with the American Indians while we are at it. Treaty, schematy, that was a long time ago.

Anonymous wrote:Why? I looked up and DC is ranked #16 in education in the country. That’s not a bad rank.

The top 10 best educated states are all blue states. It won’t change them. The poor states like Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama, etc will be negatively affected.

So no more special education, no more FAFSA, no more Pell Grants.

I guess the goal is to keep everyone stupid and poor.

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Anonymous wrote:Now, on to the Department of Labor.

How about Social Security, VA and HHS? Those moochers need to stop asking for handouts too.

One thing at a time. I can't take too much good news at once.

Anonymous wrote:I’m a former Virginian and live in Lenexa, KS - a “red” state. Trust me, we’ll do just fine if we eliminated all payments to DC to get back back funding, but with certain strings attached.

This really shouldn’t even be a political thing. My great grandmother was educated in a log cabin with a slate and chalk tablet and sharing books. She read and studied insatiably and was very well educated.

Oh yeah, Kansas is totally pro at this:

"Hard times for Kansas and its schools as economic ‘experiment’ creates gaping budget hole"

https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-kansas-hard-times-snap-20161121-story.html

It'll be interesting to see if all the Trump voters double down on Trump as their states start flailing.

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Anonymous wrote:Since the DoEd's inception, US school test scores have consistently declined. Send the power back to the people. Not a gov mandated curriculum.

There is no curriculum mandated by the Federal Government.

So the DoE does what? Take a cut of the grant money before sending back to the states?

Anonymous wrote:Now, on to the Department of Labor.

How about Social Security, VA and HHS? Those moochers need to stop asking for handouts too.

Now, on to the Department of Labor.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m a former Virginian and live in Lenexa, KS - a “red” state. Trust me, we’ll do just fine if we eliminated all payments to DC to get back back funding, but with certain strings attached.

This really shouldn’t even be a political thing. My great grandmother was educated in a log cabin with a slate and chalk tablet and sharing books. She read and studied insatiably and was very well educated.

Your great grandmother was the exception, not the rule.

Lack of education leads to higher crime. Enjoy that, I guess.

Only because you think schools and teachers should be playing a role that properly belongs to families and parents. Enough outsourcing of child rearing!

Oh yeah, especially when your role model is Trump and the parents that voted for him. Don't complain when they come grabbing you by the pussy.

Federal funding is about 20% of total education spending in many red states. And it’s funded by blue state taxpayers. I definitely support this policy of requiring red states to pay their own way.