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> 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
by unityByFreedom 9y ago
> 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.
- makosdv 9y agoThe 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 https://www2.ed.gov/about/overview/fed/role.html It really makes me wonder what we need the Department of Education for...
- unityByFreedom 9y ago> 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.