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JP's avatar

The federal department of education (lower case on purpose) does nothing but regulate and hand out money. They add zero value to the education of out children. Never have, never will. It has become a left wing propaganda machine and must go...save our children and wear this "I identify as non Bidenary" shirt in front of liberals πŸ‘‡ 🀣

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Lisa Ca's avatar

Don’t forget β€œno child left behind” which ended up inflating grades and passing kids that should be held back! The sad result is kids ending ip in college who cannot put together a coherent paragraph let alone a paper. I know because I graded them in grad school 20 years ago!

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Reasonable Horses's avatar

Yep. The more money we put into public education, the further academic performance drops. Simple historical fact.

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Lisa Ca's avatar

That’s because funding is tied to β€œperformance” so principals pressure teachers and teachers give in to inflating grades. smh😩

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Peter Schott's avatar

I've spoken to some public school teachers. It's _really_ hard to get a kid held back these days. Doable, but the work and paperwork needed are insane. :/

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Lisa Ca's avatar

Absolutely. And even tho its really in best interest of kid, it looks bad on teacher and prob school.

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Reasonable Horses's avatar

True. Some parents think it makes THEM look bad. Inconceivable!

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Peter Schott's avatar

"No child gets ahead" would be the better name for that program. It might have been well-intentioned, but humans are humans - and they turned it into following the letter, not the spirit. :(

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Reasonable Horses's avatar

Obama fixed no child gets ahead and called it Race to the Bottom.

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Susan Stephens's avatar

Once again - great comment. But ditch the ad

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