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Elon Musk says Department of Education no longer ‘exists’
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The cons in that sub believe the department should be gone as it steals money and indoctrinates kids. They say test scores haven’t gone up so what’s the point.
They also say America went to the moon in 69 and the doe was invented in the 70s. Therefore it’s not needed.
Maybe if they were actually educated, they'd realize an anecdote aint worth shit 🤷♀️
For what’s worth, DoE was established in 1979.
A federally managed DoE goes all the way back to 1867 - it became a cabinet-level department with a specified 'Secretary of Education' in 1979.
They never really say this exactly but I believe they are fine with getting the money but want it no strings attached. This is an old objection, such as from Title IX and the ADA.
You should pull yourself up by your bootstraps and walk right in even if you’re mobility impaired. Only boys want to play sports: why waste money on girls? Our priority is a new stadium at this top school: why do we have to put money into this failing school? Why can’t we use education money for religious indoctrination and just leave us public school for the poors? /s
Then you’ll see some sort of contorted logic about divisive inclusiveness and unfair equity
Or at least this new attempt to destroy Education looks a lot like those older complaints