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Re:MIT economist believes U.S. is shifting to be more simila... by unityByFreedom on Monday May 22, 2017 @07:37AM (#14392674)
> At some point, it's simply impossible to have a whole population which is both properly educated and able to voice it's opinion

Are, it's impossible to have that at all points. The point is to strive for it, not achieve perfection.

If we don't strive, then with people like DeVos in charge of federal funding, public schools will be gutted and the problem worsens.

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Re:MIT economist believes U.S. is shifting to be more simila... by makosdv on Monday May 22, 2017 @08:01AM (#14392831)
The vast majority of education funding comes from the states, so cutting federal funding won't really have much impact.

"That means the Federal contribution to elementary and secondary education is about 8 percent" - https://www2.ed.gov/about/overview/fed/role.html

It really makes me wonder what we need the Department of Education for...

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Re:MIT economist believes U.S. is shifting to be more simila... by unityByFreedom on Monday May 22, 2017 @08:24AM (#14392949)
> It really makes me wonder what we need the Department of Education for...

According to DeVos, we need it to undermine public schooling by directing tax money to private schools.

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