Oh boy. It’s really happening. 😭 thanks for sharing Jess. I’ll go read. My sister and brother in law both teach in Missouri. Wonder how this will impact teachers.
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@piperformissouri.bsky.social do you by any chance have a list of all the elected dems on Bluesky? Thought you would be the kind of person who would!! 💙
You know Jess, I've been in my daughter's elementary school a few times since the election with my concerns about this happening, and they're so clueless. My daughter is special needs and has a lengthy IEP, and no one has any information or idea what to do. Why do I know more than they do?!
IMO no. But they keep submitting these crazy bills to distract and hoping some slip through. It’s a game to them. Anyone can submit a bill. It doesn’t mean it goes anywhere
I know of 1 personally that jumped on the "train."
He is a veteran.
He is trans with a trans wife &
bi- racial son who has autism & adhd.
He thinks none of it will affect them.
He wasn't always like this, just in the last year.
Things are going to kick his entire family in the teeth.
So glad the new superintendent of my kids' school district said this absolutely would not happen. I guess he could still technically be right but fuck him for thinking we were fear mongering
And shouldn’t he instead be worried that Canada’s tariffs on Kentucky’s largest products are going to, in the words of our conman president, make him “go through some things.” Maybe retaliatory tariffs are a bigger problem than Dept of Ed.
100%!!!! Americans,”may feel some discomfort for awhile.” Is also something that came out of his mouth lol. FFS. What alternate universe are we living in?
This is the final stage of the Repub's & Project 2025 agenda; what autocracies & fascist do take over gov's; Truth is their enemy.
If you attack/cripple education systems & the ability to educate, people are eventually more susceptible to propaganda. Also why they're attacking media orgs as well!
If only it were the final stage. There is still the healthcare industry to dismantle, Social Security and other entitlements, veterans benefits, women’s rights…
Agreed; unfortunately there is a lot more to Proj. 2025, plus there are still many childish vendettas to exact upon all those people who may have offended him..
If we don't start pushing now for impeachment, soon the US may not be able to return from the damage caused!
It takes a whole team of people working tirelessly for months to build a home.
It takes one asshole with a match to burn it to the ground.
Trump is a kid with a box of matches surrounded by other dumb kids yelling at him to start throwing them and he doesn't know or care what gets destroyed.
To me, Trump is a vessel for a collection of plotters, conspirators and schemers who have years honing their craft. He’s a reflection of the hate and jealousy of a broad swath of Americans. I thought our system was durable enough to endure Trump. Now I’m not so sure…
My initial concern is for red states and poor districts. In red states, they will say~not fed. mandated. GONE!
In poor districts and states, there won't be funding. Can't afford it!
An IEP is a legal doc. Update it. They would have to provide services for 1 year!
If the SD, by order of the state, fails to provide appropriate services...file Due Process! In most states, there are attorneys that will do this service for free. They charge the SD. That's the downside. The info is on your parental rights packet you should be given every year.
This cannot happen as long as there is a filibuster in the Senate. Of course, Trump will demand that Republicans blow up the filibuster. But if they do, you will begin to see wild swings in federal government policy. That will not benefit Republicans in the long run.
Republicans have been systematically defunding the department of public education for the last 50 years. So it makes complete sense that they want to shut it down completely. They think that educating people is a waste of money.
Obviously because Educated people are harder to exploit.
If you're smart enough to realize how badly these capitalist pigs are fucking you over just so they can have a third yacht, you might revolt against their authority.
So why not continue to slash and eradicate public education?
Just a reminder quick google search. Really Tom? Your state ranks in the bottom 30% even with your project 2025 folks. You are dooming the people who elected you to generations of indentured servitude, and you couldn’t care a tiny bit. Fuckin NAZI.
If necessary, we homeschool in close-knit communities wherever and whenever possible. Collect banned books. Respect history. It's gonna be hell, but we can find ways to do this together.
Trump hates Pres Carter and what he stood for. It also benefits the rich, fortifying the upper class through privileged access to education. But the rich underestimate the importance of the middle class to the economy…
Would be nice, but they will likely just transfer the administration of student loans to another agency and you'll still have to pay. This administration will not give up money that easily.
Nothing, probably. They will sell the debt and not approve any applications. You actually don’t get “approved” for PSLF until you’ve paid for 10 years and it isn’t a given, people get denied despite making payments often (zero clue why, its terribly misleading)
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It's been there ... THE. ENTIRE. TIME. But, he doesn't know shit about it, right? 🙄
Happening now.
Cosponsors who have numbers we can call, and offices we can visit.
Privatizing education so he can line his buddies' pockets.
He is a veteran.
He is trans with a trans wife &
bi- racial son who has autism & adhd.
He thinks none of it will affect them.
He wasn't always like this, just in the last year.
Things are going to kick his entire family in the teeth.
Isn’t FAFSA part of dept?
Has the opposition leadership been out in force protesting this?? The bill was not formulated in secret!!
We are some of the stupidest people. And getting stupider without DoE.
If you attack/cripple education systems & the ability to educate, people are eventually more susceptible to propaganda. Also why they're attacking media orgs as well!
If we don't start pushing now for impeachment, soon the US may not be able to return from the damage caused!
It takes one asshole with a match to burn it to the ground.
Trump is a kid with a box of matches surrounded by other dumb kids yelling at him to start throwing them and he doesn't know or care what gets destroyed.
In poor districts and states, there won't be funding. Can't afford it!
An IEP is a legal doc. Update it. They would have to provide services for 1 year!
If his IEP goes away, I will be very loudly complaining to every person in my life who voted for Yam Tits. I will NEVER forgive them for it.
Obviously because Educated people are harder to exploit.
So why not continue to slash and eradicate public education?
They benefit from our ignorance.
https://bsky.app/profile/indiepress.bsky.social/post/3lh7hou356c2u
https://bsky.app/profile/katrinacat5.bsky.social/post/3lhaga5v7vc26
https://www.theschoolleader.org/news/president-jimmy-carter-s-legacy-education#:~:text=The%20creation%20of%20the%20Department,quality%20education%20for%20all%20students.
https://youtu.be/dfJAp7NwgVA?si=gFJ9tk_2XNq7GcFO
They may be able to do something through budget reconciliation, but there are significant requirements.