Summary

Donald Trumpā€™s education agenda centers on eliminating ā€œwokenessā€ and ā€œleft-wing indoctrinationā€ in schools.

His plans include banning lessons on gender identity and structural racism, abolishing diversity offices, and barring transgender athletes in girlsā€™ sports.

He aims to cut federal funding for schools defying his policies and eliminate the U.S. Education Department. Trump also proposes ā€œpatriotic education,ā€ a nationwide ban on transgender athletes in womenā€™s sports, and new teacher credentialing standards.

Critics argue these policies are politically driven, undermine education, and lack evidence. Many initiatives would face legal and procedural hurdles.

  • Joeffect@lemmy.world
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    Canā€™t wait to have the public school system completely dismantled in favor of charter schoolsā€¦ You know those for profit, less regulated, fund stealingā€¦ Alternative schools to public ones that they have been trying to push for years nowā€¦ They also cost money who would of thought

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      Also, those public schools have to take your kids.

      Charter or Private Schools? Nope. If your kid is a dumbass or dicks around too much and gets shitty grades sorry, homey. We donā€™t want your kid. Oh, thereā€™s no other schools? Tough titty.

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        The flip side of this is charter schools arenā€™t required to take special needs kids, either. Oh, your kid has Down Syndrome or is Autistic and needs additional staff or effort? Sorry, theyā€™re not welcome here. They have to go to the public school. The public school doesnā€™t have enough funding to afford Special Ed teachers because itā€™s all been vouchered away to charter schools? Tough titty.

        Public schools work because the money pays for things like Special Education and Gifted and Talented programs. Charter schools canā€™t afford either, so they donā€™t provide either. Even ignoring the possible pitfalls of for-profit motives, youā€™re going to end up with a weakened education system because without collective funding, all education must be geared towards the statistical average.

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          And without the department of education they wonā€™t track who is falling behind or notā€¦ So it must be fineā€¦

          Also Reading scores are falling and thats exactly what they wantā€¦ Canā€™t stay informed if its not given to you on 10 sec clipsā€¦ Which is why we are where we areā€¦

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        Letā€™s not forget about how he wants to end the department of educationā€¦ Lets just get segregation back even though you are going to kick out all the people of color from this countryā€¦ Say goodbye to financial aid to make it harder for poor people to get educated when you have to pay for your schoolā€¦

        Even if only Half of the shit he wants to do gets through itā€™s already too much ā€¦

        Iā€™m already sick of hearing about him again multiple times a dayā€¦ I was so relieved when he wasnā€™t president the last time and we heard almost nothing about Bidenā€¦ It was refreshingā€¦