660
submitted 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) by Mee@reddthat.com to c/politics@lemmy.world

Sec. 2. Closing the Department of Education and Returning Authority to the States. (a) The Secretary of Education shall, to the maximum extent appropriate and permitted by law, take all necessary steps to facilitate the closure of the Department of Education and return authority over education to the States and local communities while ensuring the effective and uninterrupted delivery of services, programs, and benefits on which Americans rely.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[-] NovaOG@lemm.ee 144 points 1 day ago

The stupidest part of all this is its going to hurt the red states the most. Blue states already have great education

[-] jaxxed@lemmy.ml 2 points 16 hours ago

You are assumng that an educated population is a goal.

[-] MisterOwl@lemmy.world 5 points 20 hours ago

Fuck the red states. Let em rot.

[-] Cethin@lemmy.zip 3 points 12 hours ago

Sadly a lot of good people still live in red states. I'd prefer them not to suffer because of what they're "betters" decide for them.

[-] DarkFuture@lemmy.world 82 points 1 day ago

Can conservatives even get more stupid?

I would have thought voting for a felon rapist traitor who gives tax breaks to the wealthy over an actual prosecutor was rock bottom.

But I guess there is no rock bottom for conservatives.

[-] 800XL@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago

It's all to have the state gov'ts use tax money to fund religious schools.

[-] WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world 24 points 1 day ago

The rock bottom is mass murder and wars that kill millions or billions — considering nukes and global warming — up to and including the extinction of the species, and death of the planet.

[-] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 15 points 1 day ago

Sometimes I feel like we deserve it

[-] Soggy@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

You might, I don't associate with them.

[-] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago
[-] Halosheep@lemm.ee 5 points 21 hours ago

You heard 'em. They ain't from round 'ere.

[-] DicksAndPizza@lemm.ee 2 points 21 hours ago

Lmfao thanks for the mental image, I love it.

[-] Catma@lemmy.world 15 points 1 day ago

You ever hear of the war of northern aggression? How about the traitor of the union Abe Lincoln?

You are gonna hear alot of this in the future

[-] Trainguyrom@reddthat.com 4 points 20 hours ago

But but...the Republicans are the party of Lincoln!

[-] the_q@lemm.ee 5 points 1 day ago

Only if they go to Jupiter.

[-] Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 32 points 1 day ago

The poorly educated are more susceptible to misinformation and manipulation. This will make the red states redder.

[-] Owlboi@lemm.ee 12 points 1 day ago

wouldnt that mean itll affect blue states the most? they cant break whats already broken, but can surely break that which works well

[-] peoplebeproblems@midwest.social 23 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

No. Most blue states have adequate taxation to maintain operations without federal funds, and the federal funds go towards enhancements. Actually I'm pretty certain this won't affect any blue state beyond a headache of having to rearrange budgets. But I also happen to know that a lot of school districts in my state at least anticipated this happening and have taken measures in advance to keep the education unimpeded.

Edit: additionally, most blue states only receive funds from the Dept. of Education in the forms of higher education. This will have a lasting impact on academia, but not basic education, which is far more vital.

[-] BalderSion@real.lemmy.fan 6 points 1 day ago

Ok, so sure, a reasonably large chunk of all states education budget is going away, but for the states that do well, the hole will both be a smaller portion of the overall budget, and easier to make up.

No child left behind testing goes away, so the testing and standards all go away. You can bet the bottom 25 states in education ranking will quietly stop testing and claim they're doing just great!

It's the special Ed programs that are really going to catch hell. No dept. of Ed. no enforcement of standards. It will be the easiest portion to cut to save money, and the families left in the lurch will get nothing but thoughts and prayers to fill the gap.

[-] NovaOG@lemm.ee 2 points 1 day ago

Blue states have the money to deal with the issue on its own.

[-] CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 1 day ago
[-] meco03211@lemmy.world 26 points 1 day ago

The way a child wants to stick a fork in an outlet.

The way peasants do what the feudal lord commands.

[-] Captain_J@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

This is the information that they don't hear or that they believe is "fake news"

this post was submitted on 20 Mar 2025
660 points (100.0% liked)

politics

22104 readers
3762 users here now

Welcome to the discussion of US Politics!

Rules:

  1. Post only links to articles, Title must fairly describe link contents. If your title differs from the site’s, it should only be to add context or be more descriptive. Do not post entire articles in the body or in the comments.

Links must be to the original source, not an aggregator like Google Amp, MSN, or Yahoo.

Example:

  1. Articles must be relevant to politics. Links must be to quality and original content. Articles should be worth reading. Clickbait, stub articles, and rehosted or stolen content are not allowed. Check your source for Reliability and Bias here.
  2. Be civil, No violations of TOS. It’s OK to say the subject of an article is behaving like a (pejorative, pejorative). It’s NOT OK to say another USER is (pejorative). Strong language is fine, just not directed at other members. Engage in good-faith and with respect! This includes accusing another user of being a bot or paid actor. Trolling is uncivil and is grounds for removal and/or a community ban.
  3. No memes, trolling, or low-effort comments. Reposts, misinformation, off-topic, trolling, or offensive. Similarly, if you see posts along these lines, do not engage. Report them, block them, and live a happier life than they do. We see too many slapfights that boil down to "Mom! He's bugging me!" and "I'm not touching you!" Going forward, slapfights will result in removed comments and temp bans to cool off.
  4. Vote based on comment quality, not agreement. This community aims to foster discussion; please reward people for putting effort into articulating their viewpoint, even if you disagree with it.
  5. No hate speech, slurs, celebrating death, advocating violence, or abusive language. This will result in a ban. Usernames containing racist, or inappropriate slurs will be banned without warning

We ask that the users report any comment or post that violate the rules, to use critical thinking when reading, posting or commenting. Users that post off-topic spam, advocate violence, have multiple comments or posts removed, weaponize reports or violate the code of conduct will be banned.

All posts and comments will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis. This means that some content that violates the rules may be allowed, while other content that does not violate the rules may be removed. The moderators retain the right to remove any content and ban users.

That's all the rules!

Civic Links

Register To Vote

Citizenship Resource Center

Congressional Awards Program

Federal Government Agencies

Library of Congress Legislative Resources

The White House

U.S. House of Representatives

U.S. Senate

Partnered Communities:

News

World News

Business News

Political Discussion

Ask Politics

Military News

Global Politics

Moderate Politics

Progressive Politics

UK Politics

Canadian Politics

Australian Politics

New Zealand Politics

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS