If Republicans get rid of the Federal Education Dept, who will teach the children?

Question

If we eliminate Education, then Jeffersonian democracy will fail and the corporations will control our lives by on-the-job training. Do you think they will teach opposite view points like Black Culture and Hispanic Studies? No.

$800 billion dollars will not be available for education programs that carry out the national agenda and lift people out of poverty. Now is the time to invest more resources into Education, not eliminate or reduce it.

Answer 1

What the H are these people who are promoting the states rights world that existed in 1789 doing using computers ?

News Flash people : Most of us will not live out our lives within a 30 mile radius of the place that we were born in and therefore eduction is a Federal issue.

Answer 2

The Dept of Education has only been around since 1980 and many would argue that the quality of education is worse now than prior to that. If the DoE is abolished things will revert to what they were were for nearly 200 years before that: state and local govts would fund and control their schools without mandates and interference from DC.

Answer 3

Yep, average... maybe you should hit the books harder. The US spends more per student than any other industrial nation yet we are ranked near the bottom in education... why is that? Mainly in part to the NEA promoting programs like Black culture and Hispanic studies rather than actual Math and English skills... our society is focused on not letting children "fail" although they are indeed failing, their "self esteem" is more imprtant than actual performance. This is backward thinking, not forward thinking, forward thinking would be to keep the child in class until he understands the material presented to him, to ensure that real self esteemed by accomplishment is achieved instead of the "everybody wins" concept.... that is not preparing them fo rlife, it is setting them up for disappointment and frustration. That 800 billion dollars would go directly to the states for their education programs, where they will set the standards for their children and thus ensure a real eduation instead of the feel good crap that is run through the brains of our greatest resource... our future depends on our children being able to think...

Answer 4

Ridiculous question. The answer is states and communities, which did a much better job of educating children long before there was a federal Department of Education.



You liberals think that if the federal government isn't doing it, it's not getting done. WRONG!

Answer 5

“Dollars Do Not Make Scholars”





We have seen that not only is federal involvement in education unconstitutional, but extremely impractical. The ED refuses to acknowledge this and continues to throw money at problems it cannot fix. Since 1979, the ED has spent hundreds of billions of dollars on education resulting in the following:



Since 1970, per pupil spending has risen from about $3,000 to almost $5,600, adjusted for inflation.



SAT scores have dropped from a total average of 937 in 1972 to 902 in 1994.



30% of college freshmen must take remedial education classes.



17-year olds scored 11 points worse in science than in 1970.



66 percent of 17-year olds do not read at a proficient level and reading scores have fallen since 1992.



U.S. Students scored worse in math than all other large countries except Spain. There has been no significant improvement in scores since 1973.

Answer 6

the many times going on function of the dept of coaching is to formulate federal investment classes for coaching. Many states may well be no longer able to function without the grant money from the dep. of coaching. It additionally enforces federal academic regulations related to privateness and civil rights. IMHO, the reason our faculties have not been as efficient as they ought to is due often to the fad, set via many state coaching departments, in direction of larger consolidated faculties. This replaced into finished in many circumstances to conform with desegregation demands via federal courts. this is not that desegregation is undesirable, yet that the states' compliance to desegregation had unintended effects. My college replaced into consistently in strolling distance to my living house. My son rode buses many hours a week. stay at living house mom's are additionally an missed asset in a childs coaching. as a replace of gazing television when I have been given living house, i replaced into made to do my homework first. looks as though we are consistently searching for the "Federal" scapegoat......

Answer 7

The Dept of Education doesn't educate any kids. States do that. Here's what it does do.



It receives tax payer money. It takes a cut for it's employees and operations, and then it returns that taxpayer money to the states, with strings attached.



Here's an idea. Why not just leave it in the states and let them figure out how to best spend it?

Answer 8

Our education was the envy of the world in the 70s when the Dept of Ed was formed. It has gone downhill ever since.



Central control is a bad idea, not to mention unConstitutional.

Answer 9

The Department of education does four main things, none of which pays for the education of those K-12.

Answer 10

States.

Answer 11

We did have schools in this country prior to the existence of the Federal Department of Education. States were able to run their own school systems without any interference from the federal government. If we get rid of the Department of Education, I imagine that our states will still be able to run their own school systems.

Answer 12

Education is administered by the states, at the local school district level



the Federal Department of Education is nothing more than a redundant, make work job, for affirmative action candidates

Answer 13

Teachers. Just like they did before that department was funded in 1980.



You know when our children got a better education.

Answer 14

That's because Public Schools represent socialism, which in this country is a bad word. Much like healthcare, social security, and social services, they'd like to see public schools also privatized.



I have no problem with that, but 99% of americans can't afford private schools as it is.



We have the worst schools K-12(internationally ranked 28), and they want to cut it further.



Its education and training that's going to drive the next inductrial innovation and boom.



Republicans/conservatives have outdated plans that don't apply to America anymore. Its not the same country t was in the Golden Era, and conservatives by nature are against changing with the times.

Answer 15

When I was on jury duty, this woman was talking about one of her kid's teacher.



The teacher was qualified to teach English and English literature.

But instead, she was a teacher struggling to teach a math class she wasn't even qualified to teach.



So why are schools hiring teachers to fill spots they aren't qualified to teach?



There are a lot of school kiddies that come into YA for answers to their homework.

They shouldn't even have internet access while at school.

Instead their internet service should only be to scholastic sites.

Answer 16

The states, localities, and parents. The way it was done for almost 200 years, before the Department was created.

Answer 17

Well I think on some deep dark level that is their plan since the time Reagan made massive budget cuts to education.

It is a fact that less educated people vote and Republicans favor the wealthy. If Republicans had their way only the wealthy could afford an education and would vote for themselves .

As is almost true today

Answer 18

The State Education department.



As it should be per the Constitution.

Answer 19

Wow, so gullible! Republicans don't want to rid of Education dept. I swear you lefties are so silly!



75% of the kids in Detroit Michigan BLACK kids DROP OUT OF SCHOOL- Guess who has controlled Detroit for 40 years. LIBERALS! You want to talk about a party who is not in favor of allowing people to LEARN- its the Progressive LEFT! They just want VOTES! The dumber the people the more VOTES they get!

Answer 20

Perhaps the states that get their billions of dollars back . We need schools , not another damn layer of government .

Answer 21

Qualified teachers who don't bend over backwards to "teach" liberal agendas promoted by the unions..

Answer 22

The responsibilty will then fall back on the States, where it should be.



You really need to concentrate on rising above "average".

Answer 23

The states will control it, and that is how it should be.

Answer 24

The Department of Education educates NOBOBY. It is pure bureaucracy.

Answer 25

The same people who teach now.. who have nothing to do with any federal program.



Seriously.. maybe you should learn a bit about how our country works?

Answer 26

Private and parochial schools....where children get better educations.

Answer 27

Schools were MUCH better when they were state run.

Answer 28

Republicans will send their Children to private Schools and want the rest of us get NO education.

That provides them with cheap Labor. Get the drift?

Answer 29

Homeschoolin' mama grizzlies will teach the kids all about Jeebus.

Answer 30

States will set their own agendas.



Aren't you in college?

Answer 31

Cuts need to be made everywhere!!!