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Marie Silvani's avatar

I think it’s apparent that the DOE has not fulfilled its duties to improve the educational needs of our children. It’s to me, like having a democratic PAC inside the white house agencies. During COVID, how they treated our children, was the absolute turning point for me. I’m grateful to live in a state(FL) that has passed school choice, for my grandchildren. The fact that we’ve dropped to the 40th ranking among developed countries is embarrassing. We are graduating students unprepared. No wonder they need to further their education by going to college. The anti closure folks, keep talking about the rich being rewarded. Well, the rich already pay extra to educate their kids by sending them to private school etc. What about the poor? They have no alternatives. Something needs to change. With the DOE gone, the locals will have no one to blame when the parents come screaming .

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PaxAlto's avatar

You left out the most important date: 1979, the year it was created (Carter administration). Its mission was to overide the authority of local school boards in all 50 states to "improve" education quality and opportunities for girls, minorities, and non-English speaking students. It's been a COMPLETE FAILURE since its existence. In fact, you can plot the begining of the downfall of American education FOR ALL CHILDREN from its creation (unless your definition of success is fugly blue-haired teachers convincing illiterate prepubescent kids they were born in the wrong body and that all white people are evil).

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