The Trump administration canceled $900 million in contracts overseen by the Institute of Education Sciences, which partners with scientists and education companies to compile and make public data about schools each year.

  • por_que_pine@lemm.ee
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    18 hours ago

    The US has had a department of education since 1979. If it were worth it’s 80B dollar budget, we’d have better academic outcomes. Their budget works out to $26,000 per year for every public school teacher. Dismantle it, pay teachers well and let them decide how best to educate their pupils.

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      14 hours ago

      A very large chunk of that budget pays for college education. In terms of academic outcomes, the US university system is second to none in the world.

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        I mean, maybe 25% of us teachers actually care about education, the other 83% are in it for the paycheck. 😉