When I first heard that President Trump was going to abolish the U.S. Department of Education (USDoE), I was horrified, but now, I may be on the bandwagon.
Wait! Hear me out.
I would NEVER want to abolish a fully functioning USDoE that supports our public schools, students, educators, and families. But that is not what we have anymore. We have a full blown propaganda machine that makes unprofessional posts, pushes school vouchers, and likely doesn’t know IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act) from a hole in the ground.
Gone is the information that parents/guardians and students would want to know about student loans or education grants, data, and laws. Erased are photos of children with disabilities, including a girl with down syndrome. Instead, they have an ambiguous catchphrase combined with 1984-level Ministry of Truth propaganda about ending “Biden’s book ban hoax,” celebrating sucking money from public schools and eliminating diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Oddly enough, they have not yet shut down commentary on their Facebook posts, but the outraged responses to their edu-propaganda are epic.
So epic that SPLC-defined extremist groups like Parents Defending Education are directing their propaganda consumers to the USDoE Facebook posts.
It would be funny if it weren’t so villainous.
However, the responses to the U.S. Department of Edu-Propaganda are inspiring. It is clear that NO ONE is standing down from fighting for public schools, our students, and our staff.
Nor will we back down at 4 Public Education.
We will be there, side-by-side to push back on the propaganda and fight fiendish takeover of our public schools.
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We must focus on what matters.
I hope that public education matters to each and every one of you.
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