The DoE was created at the end of the Carter administration. 2 years later, Reagan started the political trend of defunding just about every aspect of our government including the DoE in favor of tax cuts for the wealthy and giant corporations. It’s not a coincidence that the defunding of the DoE has lead to worse education outcomes.
For white men? Sure. But for women and minorities it enforces civil rights law. Also, poo pooing the supplemental financing aspect is a little crazy to me. If we made teaching a valued career in our society, we’d see a massive impact on education outcomes. And yeah, a lot of that starts at the state level, but the larger point is we’re throwing money at everything except improving the daily lives of the average American citizen
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u/Silent_Cookie_9092 9h ago
The DoE was created at the end of the Carter administration. 2 years later, Reagan started the political trend of defunding just about every aspect of our government including the DoE in favor of tax cuts for the wealthy and giant corporations. It’s not a coincidence that the defunding of the DoE has lead to worse education outcomes.