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"In Trump’s America, quality education will be the prerogative of people who are wealthy, people who are white, people who are neurotypical. If your kid needs service for English as a second language or special education, you’re going to be out of luck if the administration gets its way."

The word "federal" linked to "education" has stuck in the craw of Trump's white Southern base since the integration period.

#Trump #DepartmentofEducation #education #Project2025 #race #class #income
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"The governors who were there to cheer on this latest attack on public education all have one thing in common beyond their party affiliation: they are all pursuing disastrous education privatization schemes in their states."

~ David Pepper

Returning total control of education to the states will not only assure poorer educational outcomes, but will speed privatization.

#Trump #DepartmentofEducation #education #Project2025 #race #privatization
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https://davidpepper.substack.com/p/the-giveaway-trumps-anti-education

"The bulk of the education department’s budget is made up of federal grant and loan programs, including the $18.4bn Title I program that provides funding to low-income K-12 schools and the $15.5bn Idea program that helps cover the education costs for students with disabilities."

~ Jem Bartholomew

#Trump #DepartmentofEducation #education #Project2025 #race #income #disability
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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/21/first-thing-trump-signs-executive-order-to-dismantle-us-department-of-education

"The politics of shutting down the Department of Education is another massive leak in his boat."

~ Dan Pfeiffer

#Trump #DepartmentofEducation #education #Project2025 #race #income #disability
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https://www.messageboxnews.com/p/trumps-politically-insane-decision

“The only way fascism works, the only way authoritarianism works, is if the country is in chaos and mis-educated. So year after year, attacks on public education were not by accident. They were by design, they were strategic.”

~ Jamaal Bowman

Returning control of education to the states will assure poorer education, and also religious intrusion in the educational process.

#Trump #DepartmentofEducation #education #Project2025 #race #income #disability
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https://zeteo.com/p/deportations-and-dumbing-down-trump-attacks-education

"What’s really occurring is an attack on the American mind.

Throughout history, tyrants have understood that their major enemy is an educated citizenry. …

Trump’s attack on the American mind — on education, science, libraries, and museums — is an attack on the capacity of Americans for self-government."

~ Robert Reich

#Trump #DepartmentofEducation #education #Project2025 #democracy
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https://robertreich.substack.com/p/trumps-attack-on-the-american-mind

"Some 7.5 million kids with physical and learning disabilities are helped by the Education Department’s assistance with special education and individualized education plans (IEPs), but if Trump and the Project 2025 crew have their way, that could change drastically."

~ Doktor Zoom

#Trump #DepartmentofEducation #education #Project2025 #democracy
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https://www.wonkette.com/p/on-trumps-order-education-dept-grabbed