• Trump wants to shut down the Department of Education

    From JAB@21:1/5 to All on Sat Nov 16 21:39:03 2024
    AI Overview

    The federal government contributes about 12% of direct funding for
    elementary and secondary schools in the United States, but the amount
    varies by state:

    Federal funding per pupil
    In 2024, the federal government provided $119.1 billion, or $2,400
    per pupil, to K-12 schools.

    State funding per pupil
    In 2024, states contributed $383.9 billion, or $7,740 per student, to
    K-12 public education.
    =============================================

    So, state taxpayers would have to be taxed more, and Trump would most
    likely "spend" it for corporate welfare (tax cuts).
    ====================
    More bullshit....no matter how an educational system is setup, it
    indoctrinates the students. Again, schools would end up "taxing"
    state taxpayers.

    "We will drain the government education swamp and stop the abuse of
    your taxpayer dollars to indoctrinate America's youth with all sorts
    of things that you don't want to have our youth hearing," Trump said.

    https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/20/politics/department-of-education-shut-down-trump/index.html

    indoctrinate - teach (a person or group) to accept a set of beliefs uncritically.

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
    * Origin: fsxNet Usenet Gateway (21:1/5)