Eliminating the DOE will not improve K-12 education, but it will remove the carrot and stick issues. Poor states will still have poorly educated students. Almost all states structure their K-12 education programs on 19th century educational philosophy, which while not necessarily unsound, does not work well in the 21st century.
Lindsey Burke, of the Project 2025, agrees with the use of block grants and cutting the DOE out of the equation. She also wants to put the"family" at the center of educational decisions. These block grants, with no strings attached, and families making the educational decisions, enables public monies to used for private education - vouchers. This will definitely not be any way to improve institutional K-12 public education, especially in poor communities. There will be losers.
As mentioned, because, "in today’s political climate of sheer dysfunction..." meaningful reform is not going to happen. While the incoming Trump administration will do away with the DOE, it will not be enlightened enough to to make post secondary education at public universities "free." What about other post secondary programs (trade schools) that do not require college? Will they be free as well if they are provided by a public institution?
Eliminating the DOE will not improve K-12 education, but it will remove the carrot and stick issues. Poor states will still have poorly educated students. Almost all states structure their K-12 education programs on 19th century educational philosophy, which while not necessarily unsound, does not work well in the 21st century.
Lindsey Burke, of the Project 2025, agrees with the use of block grants and cutting the DOE out of the equation. She also wants to put the"family" at the center of educational decisions. These block grants, with no strings attached, and families making the educational decisions, enables public monies to used for private education - vouchers. This will definitely not be any way to improve institutional K-12 public education, especially in poor communities. There will be losers.
As mentioned, because, "in today’s political climate of sheer dysfunction..." meaningful reform is not going to happen. While the incoming Trump administration will do away with the DOE, it will not be enlightened enough to to make post secondary education at public universities "free." What about other post secondary programs (trade schools) that do not require college? Will they be free as well if they are provided by a public institution?