Maryland leaders say we must 'be prepared' for potential Dept. of Education shutdown

[@simplydee2567]

They care only about funding but these kids are not being educated.

[@Shannon-gr7rm]

Schools can't be blamed for everything.

[@ScottsGuitar]

@@Shannon-gr7rmthey can certainly be blamed for a lot.

[@profoundja9598]

@@ScottsGuitar There are great teachers and schools in baltimore, and this funding helps ....Sadly, parenting and society don't take half as much accountability as it should.

[@ScottsGuitar]

@ absolutely, and especially around Baltimore. But DOE sets federal curriculum. That is what ppl want out of. Federal overreach of what is taught in schools. Not after school funding (of which I benefitted from), or school lunch programs etc. Those are all wildly popular bipartisan. The entire US Education system including college needs a massive overhaul imo, especially if the US has any interest in being competitive with China in the future. They currently have as many engineers as we have people. And we can’t even teach a graduating 18 year old how to balance a budget, let alone prepare them how to be successful adults. The evidence of the malfeasance by DOE is so rampant this is why there isn’t much vocal blowback on this issue. Ppl are ready to shake things up.

[@ScottsGuitar]

@ the only other point I’ll make is Baltimore has had Zero lack of funding. MD had made it a point to fund these inner city schools. Nothing is changing. That means money isn’t the problem. It’s family/community and curriculum. The family issue is a lost cause because nobody will call that issue out to create a community wide shift out of fear of persecution/racism. If schools taught ppl how to make money (trades, etc) instead of learn useless facts to remember, more ppl may be inclined to learn. Thats really the only variable we can feasibly impact sadly. States can make these shifts Much more nimbly than the bloated DOE. Currently (outside of channeling funding) the only thing the DOE is good at is bankrupting young adults by approving predatory student loans.

[@fields1336]

The system is failing the kids, just as it was designed to do 🎉🎉🎉🎉 Why you think all of the influential people with money put their children in private schools🎉

[@PhrontDoor]

People keep blaming the schools and teachers and so on. Sorry, but it's the parents. It's ALWAYS the parents. And then the parents pretend they had NO idea their kid was horrible at reading, grammar, writing, math and science. Seriously, what kind of parent doesn't read WITH their children, or discuss what they are doing IN those subjects at least a few times per week? Do you check your kids homework, or test/exam content?

[@ScottsGuitar]

In reality both can be true you knos

[@acebrown9656]

The Department of Education, Congress, Md. state government, local government, mayor, Governor and Superintendent, have known for years, and decades as well as most of the media outlets in Baltimore city. They don’t mind reporting the horrible academic that our students have been experienced , but they ( refuse) to report the injustice of local and state government have inflicted terrible and destructive policies that has harmed and destroyed the lives of thousands of inner city students bc it fits their narrative and agenda, that is the media outlets. It’s a freaking joke. The entire school system is not about educating students at all!!!! The math and language arts curriculum is not aligned to any major diagnostic criteria of testing. These curriculum in math and reading will never raise any test scores bc the curriculum is designed to not be used when our kids graduate from school. Majority of the kids are capable of learning, but it is designed for students to fail!! They are not interested in math concepts of addition, subtraction, division, multiplication etc. The concepts of the math standards and skills doesn’t apply to real life situations. None of the math activities will not apply in any situation in many of our students’ lives. Why would a school system continue to implement curriculum that records failing test scores yr after yr. It’s about money!! These students can’t multiply, subtract. divide or add , but the concepts of these skills in this math curriculum will never be used in our students’ lives. They can’t write or have no any idea of the correct usage of grammar. They want our students to form short and long paragraphs without any background knowledge/ information his to write a complete sentence. The system will continue to do an injustice to our students bc they know most parents will never question anything that the system is doing wrong. Ignorance is a billion dollar industry so why do you believe that the local and state government cares about our students. They never will!! They will continue receiving billions of dollars from the government from our students’ failure to succeed in and out of classrooms environment. This is the system’s agenda !! A pipeline from PreK to jail.

[@raymondstauffer2026]

No, schools think they are the parents.

[@resolute1922]

You can't solely put this on the parent when schools won't give them all the information. I-ready scores have been purposely hidden from parents and public. So how you can check homework/grades when the schools aren't giving parents the whole story, only the "good" parts. In addition, schools will push kids semester to semester. There was a child who was disabled and unable to go for a semester because the district could not give him the proper resources (i think it was a nurse to support him through the day) so they (him and his mother) had to sit out the entire semester. The school STILL PASSED HIM WITH ATTENDANCE. With not a day he physically attended; not ONE assignment submitted. The mother ans student was ticked. This is WAY LARGER than a "you need to read to your kids" issue when NOT ONE child in in Baltimore schools (elementary i think it is what they looked at the time) passed reading and math.

[@PhrontDoor]

@@resolute1922 If, as a parent, you listen to your kid read through part of their assignment(s) in 9th grade and they pause or finger-trace or the material is clearly only fifth-grade appropriate, then you have all you need. You don't need the grades. Don't people talk to their own children any more?

[@DarnellHorton-ze7yh]

The children can’t even read well or at all after high school.

[@mosijahi3096]

What evidence do you have that changes can’t read well after high school?

[@Shannon-gr7rm]

Everything is not the school's fault.

[@Shannon-gr7rm]

Cite sources please. Well is subjective. What is your criteria and how will states improve performance?

[@randomstuff6086]

A Pew Research Center survey found that 51% of US adults believe public K-12 education is going in the wrong direction. The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) shows that American students' knowledge and skills have declined, and the gap between high- and low-scoring students has widened. For example, only 36% of fourth graders are proficient in grade-level math. Despite nearly $200 billion in emergency federal spending on K-12 schooling, students are doing worse than a decade ago.

[@ScottsGuitar]

@@mosijahi3096there’s lots. Open your eyes it’s all over the internet. From tenured educators

[@flash994]

At the end of the day their only worry is getting paid smh

[@abenisofu]

@@flash994 At the end of the day funding keeps schools open, genius.

[@ocularpatdown]

For doing their job. So, you don’t think people should get paid for their work? Smells like MAGA. Keep people stupid, huh?

[@Redacted724]

The department of education and the teachers unions have miserably failed the young men and women of America.

[@mosijahi3096]

How has it failed young men and women.

[@ProgressivelyIndependent]

What about the parents?

[@Rice10120]

They are there to teach the children, not raise them. Parents need to parent.

[@Bellthorian]

@@mosijahi3096 The day before the Department Of Education was introduced the United States ranked #1 in the world in public education. Today we rank 16th, it is CLEARLY not helped with education in this country.

[@Shannon-gr7rm]

​@@BellthorianYou all are absolutely daft and intellectually dishonest.

[@postivevibes3030]

Shut it down and start homeschooling!! Let these parents deal with their own disrespectful behavior kids home

[@SO-wo6mc]

Who cares, leave 'em shut down. MD was just ranked 28th worst state for education. I'm not that impressed by what my kids learn in school, and often supplement their education bc all it has become is an endoctrination center. My kids see right thru it. 12 and 8

[@cherryfireice8216]

One of the worst states for retirement too. Montgomery County raised property taxes "for the schools". Maryland is swimming in money along with Northern Virginia. Lots of help for illegals too. Like "immersion" programs.

[@shanicegabrielle]

You can’t even spell “indoctrination”. I feel bad for your kids with you supplementing their education. Sounds like you’re the last person who should be supporting the disbandment of the DOJ. This is why Trump wants to keep people uneducated and just repeating talking points. 🙄

[@iranutter2661]

Department of Education never truly audits and only engage with the educational system other than the failure that is the standard of learning. It needs to be thoroghly reformed, not disbanded. It’s lazy politics at best to do so; and those responsibilities of the DOE spilt among other agencies will create confusion and greater chances of corruption.

[@J-cg1nr]

Shut it down. Some of the most ignorant high school graduates in the world are in this country. Things need to change.

[@tamaracubit6469]

Suggestion please people. Don’t do it Texas is a mess with the current gov. It is amazing as we watch young people robbing, stealing and killing!!! You expect teachers to educate these children. Suggestion please!!!! I am listening. I do try to make a difference by volunteering, giving scholarship and mentoring in Houston, Texas.

[@Shannon-gr7rm]

That's a subjective statement and your opinion. How would letting the states help?

[@ScottsGuitar]

@@Shannon-gr7rmcompetition always breeds excellence

[@ppw2393]

@@Shannon-gr7rm It won’t it’s just passing the buck. The states aren’t ready or prepared. Cheatolini wants an uneducated labor force. Putting the head of the wrestling federation in charge of education would be hilarious if it wasn’t so tragic.

[@suzannecoholic1467]

The DOE is a train wreck. Turn it over to the States which are closer to the actual learning.

[@smorris281]

I agree that the states should have the ultimate say in education, however the US DOE does have some key responsibilities.

[@Shannon-gr7rm]

Let the states fund schools themselves then.

[@ericmckinney4607]

@@Shannon-gr7rm The DOE does more than fund schools.

[@theyhateme2601]

@@Shannon-gr7rmWhoa..stop it ur making too much sense..😂😂

[@bigmountain1970]

Oh my, what will we do without the government!!

[@Marco-lx3eh]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@crackerbaitnmarine6867]

Good about time 👏

[@u686st7]

The DOE was Jimmy Carter's thank you to the NEA and AFT for their endorsements.

[@abenisofu]

Funding is what allows schools to operate. It’s not a money-grab to want education to be funded. States like Louisiana cannot be trusted to regulate themselves. Every person should get an opportunity to learn without religious indoctrination.

[@stephenkolostyak4087]

//Every person should get an opportunity to learn without religious indoctrination.// Well, if the Democrats would shut the fuck up about their precious God, DEI, maybe there'd be fewer problems.

[@jonusjonus9271]

people like you are the problem.

[@JustBree716]

And without the Skittles community reading to them. Aren't you against that too?

[@abenisofu]

@ I am not opposed to reading in schools. Religious indoctrination in schools is unconstitutional. What you are describing is akin to if I tried to ban Christians from reading to children. That is not what I said. Do you see the difference? I am describing following the constitution. You are describing discrimination. Unfortunately Christian people are allowed to read to my children, but that’s just something I don’t like. It’s not unconstitutional for Christians to exist. It is not unconstitutional for non-binary people to exist.

[@MaxThriving]

Abenisofu, Are you from Louisiana? If you are, or not, why do you assert that they can’t be trusted?

[@ejtron4842]

This sounds good.

[@LexFulton]

They aren’t teaching our kids anything except propaganda and dumbing them down intentionally

[@Top_Ry]

Y’all do understand that means special education and iep will lose funding too

[@ProgressivelyIndependent]

I don't think they care.

[@CN45475]

Did u not watch the video?

[@JustBree716]

Lose funding so they can tell all the blk mothers that their children have ADHD so they can meditate them?

[@CCCCCCCCCCCmany]

That’s what I was thinking as well.

[@cmike123]

@@CN45475 she said she HOPED funding will move over to HHS. There is no guarantee (especially because the money was the main issue they looked at).

[@40acresandatractor]

Too many ppl complaining and not getting active🤔 Go teach, coach, counsel and mentor🫡

[@rennieden6130]

I'd like to know if the Department of Education had anything to do with removing skilled trades from Jr High and High School 🤨

[@marysueeasteregg]

The Department of Education was established in 1979. Public schools functioned better prior to the establishment of the DOE in many (not all) ways than they do currently.

[@profoundja9598]

This is ridiculous

[@MIRAISHOME000]

I didn’t vote for him

[@JustBree716]

That's ok. We did. And we here. Standing 10 toes down

[@densershepherd4479]

Shame on you

[@IveyandFreddyVelez]

I left the DMV when my kids were about to hit schooling because your public school education is a JOKE. How is it that you have one of the wealthiest districts and the people of these districts don’t care about the education of their children? These parents spend for clothes, shoes, tech, but don’t care that their kids not know how how to read properly or do basic math. I worked at several banks in different parts of the area and the amount of you teens to young adult didn’t know how to write or spell or do math was INSANE! I will never forget the time a young girl came up to my window to take out money and she could not spell $150… When I asked her what grade was she in she said “I’m only in 12th grade” and I said “you only need to go back to 3rd grade”. It’s sad truly. DMV parents, do better for the kids. The department of education sucks, but also parent are not going to these meetings and making a stink and advocating enough for the kids. You can’t complain if you’re not going to these meeting and speaking out and voting. The system gets fixed when you guys do something about it. Yall the ones with the money, the DOE works for the parents not the other way around. 🤷‍♀️ (I’m a New Yorker and was raised in NY and ended up going back to NY, we at least have districts with really good education systems even in some bad areas)

[@JustBree716]

I have a teenage son and when he doesn't know something I always tell him to look it up. I admit that I dropped the ball for a period of time post COVID. I'm embarrassed to say that I have old writings and things from 3rd and 4th grade that are better quality than what he gives now as a sophomore in highschool. But I take full responsibility as a parent. Often when we go grocery shopping I'm always on him about sales and how to shop, I talk about rent and bills. He thinks I'm really smart 😅 because I can rattle off stats and I'm always trying to get him to think. He hates it now but I know he'll appreciate it in the long run😅❤

[@cmike123]

DMV is literally one of the best areas for Education. It even holds the school that is perennially in the top 3 high schools in our nation (Thomas Jefferson).

[@dayum_mi]

They want women to have more babies but don't want to educate the babies. Y'all voted for this.

[@na7845]

Nah. We want people to utilize birth control. It's free and plentiful and age old

[@pmclaughlin4111]

The Dept of Education used to be part of the Dept of Health Education and Welfare (What was left was renamed Health and Human Services)...There was a reason that it was broken out...cramming it back into the same department is just about recreating a 20th century boondoggle in the 21st century

[@Max2nice]

Maryland is top 5 in education. I’m not sure why all the fuss is about baltimore. In fact alot of the Maryland teachers of the year came from baltimore city public schools. What’s your solution. Send a bunch of kids to private schools with 10 grand…. That won’t get uniforms and books past the 1st year . What about the actual tuition…

[@MISSCOOKIE41]

🔴YES! TRUMP' SHUT IT DOWN. DOE does nothing.

[@cranbers]

Weird is it possible not having DOE at the federal level might actually help the states? The unions run the teachers anyway and we know where their priorities were during covid. Keep the kids out of school so the teachers could work from home. Don't even say it was for anyone's health because states who were already in school again had no issues. But the teachers unions kept at it or strike. Perhaps the states can now say hey lets teach the kids actual american history, yes that includes black history, math, science and maybe even cursive writing again so they can sign their name when they are old enough to need it.

[@AspenEnergyy]

Unfortunately many state leaders and people within them are dumb and wont require many of the fundamental courses you mentioned. But you know what will be top priority? The Bible and football. Go America

[@JoeMama3006-7MM]

you mean to sign themselves out of jail? Because they're smart enough to know which bullets go in which gun smart enough to know how many grams is in an ounce Kids aren't learning because they don't want to

[@shastadimension8169]

Dr. Carey Wright "We're keeping our eye on the funding aspect of it." SAYS IT ALL.

[@jayatmosphere]

Oh, I thought they were going to say that student loans would be canceled with the dismantlement. 😕

[@na7845]

No one will notice

[@mw354]

So has children’s education been reduced to agencies and dollars? I don’t think anyone understands the impact to our children. The disruption to their lives and education. Eliminating waste doesn’t necessarily improve the educational environment for children. Great educations are not free.

[@Mrmutany]

So many hateful comments

[@jeremyfuscaldo9944]

Sadly, the audio isn't working on this video. Regardless, many people in the comments section wanting to shut down the DOE or abolish it truly do not understand how it will have devastating effects for decades to come.

[@cooky_2076]

They took away script writing, music, gym, languages and home economics. You don't learn anything until you pay for college.

[@MrsGladysz]

Great coverage! Thanks for reporting the facts and not having an agenda.

[@winnidepooh21]

MD has a $3 billion deficit. How is the state going to absorb this?

[@88Bigs88]

3 billion

[@winnidepooh21]

@88Bigs88 Yes, I stand corrected. I have a feeling some tax hikes are coming.

[@lbennaugh]

This is truly disturbing.

[@Teddyhive16]

It’s how the money is spent public schools need more money period

[@michaelwasiljov8633]

Wife is a retired teacher in Washington County Maryland and it was amazing to see how many people they had working at the Board of Education in our county alone. I'm sure no one would even notice if the Dept. of Education went bye bye, but knowing Maryland, they'll probably hire a lot of those fired by the federal government. You should have seen the meltdown that I caused her principal when I put a Republican Bumper Sticker on her car back when Ehrlich was Governor.

[@cmike123]

You do realize that if the Department of Education goes away, the BOARD OF EDUCATION gets more work. The Board is a state agency.

[@johntownPSN]

Drain the swamp!

[@47shadows76]

Focusing on the "Funding Aspect" 😂😂

[@rosemaryfilanowicz]

Education will now be in the States hands not the Federal governments. This will give parents more control of their children’s education. Illinois better get their government together

[@spuriustadius5034]

If you haven't gotten the memo yet... your kids' education is YOUR responsibility. Put them in the best possible school you can afford. For some of you that's just the local public school, but for many in Baltimore, and other cities that means private or parochial. Urban school districts are going to get even worse as resources continue to dry up.

[@treadhead]

THE FORMER. GOVERNOR LEFT WITH A **** SURPLUS , THE CURRENT STATE OFFICIALS , **** RECKLESS SPENDING & *** S O M E NEED TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE !!!!!!!

[@omeeawakened]

Shut it down trump

[@burn1gotbeats]

It’s simple the poor will suffer more but maybe I’m wrong i think Maryland will adapt but I’m worried for other states.

[@Chet73]

SHUT IT DOWN!!!!

[@SamanthaGray-u4f]

The last decade or two The schools are more worried about indoctonating kids into the Democratic party than they are about teaching kids they're more worried about having the kids use pronouns so teaching these kids reading writing and whatever else they need what's the point of having a government agency not enforcing what they're supposed to

[@hayaq9991]

Is she related to the lady on snl

[@cmike123]

All this does is remove Federal funding for poor, or special needs areas. So, the poor states will just get worse, while more wealthy states will be fine. To maintain current funding levels; your Federal tax may go down, but your State tax will go up.

[@Bellthorian]

I think that Government help for college should be LIMITED to critical needs like Doctors, Engineers, Computer Science, etc. The Government should NOT be helping to pay for a degree in ANY liberal arts programs or other BS degrees like African American Studies.

[@cmike123]

FAFSA is for anyone that has low finances and qualifies scholastically. Who are you to decide what degree someone else strives for?

[@carlajeanpierre3533]

BS degree like African American studies? Have you looked at the curriculum for such a degree? Uneducated people who think African Americans history started in America think it’s a BS degree. Students in this major learn about the origins of all human beings Africa! They also learn how to be better citizens and yes doctors to all those in the diaspora. White people need to be educated. Those who are uneducated about Africa and the diaspora contribute to the biggest problems in the world, doctors included!

[@victoriamahon3765]

This sounds nice on paper, but keep in mind. There are actual people performing these duties. There are standards and protocols and people that know what they’re doing behind each of these departments moving to some other department that has no experience well at best to take time and effort, and you know they’re not going to put any kind of support for this transition in place their goal isn’t to move this and cut bureaucracy. Their goal is to cripple these departments and these services it’s not a matter of who are going to work. It’s going to make sure these programs are still running. Shameful.

[@georgekucharo1960]

"If Congress can apply money indefinitely to the general welfare, and are the sole and supreme judges of the general welfare, they may take the care of religion into their own hands; they may appoint teachers in every state, county and parish and pay them out of their public treasury; they may take into their own hands the education of children, establishing in like manner schools throughout the union; they may assume the provision of the poor; they may undertake the regulation of all roads other than post-roads; in short, every thing, from the highest object of state legislation down to the most minute object of police, would be thrown under the power of Congress ... were the power of Congress to be established in the latitude contended for, it would subvert the very foundation, and transmute the very nature of the limited Government established by the people of America ..." --- James Madison

[@lisaturner6975]

Rand Paul discussed 10 years ago about demolishing the Dept of Edu. So it's not like it's all of a sudden new

[@Enronauditor]

rand paul is an idiot who is a senator for one of the most welfare supported states in the nation. kentucky wouldn't have more than 3 cities if it wasn't for federal money. It's literally one of the top 2 welfare states. Federal funding making up over 46% of the state’s revenue. Kentucky residents also get $3.45 in federal funding for every $1 they pay in taxes, which is a pretty great deal for them.

[@profoundja9598]

You want to run the education system like a business but won't educate them on business 🙄 what in the WWE Linda McMahon! Really

[@AldousHuxle6662]

Good. All the kids coming out of high school cant read.

[@Happy11807]

AL THEY CARE ABOUT IS THE MONEY TOFIND THEIR INFLATED SALARIES! WE NEED MORE MONEY FOR THE KIDS! RIGHT!BS !

[@Msladyrae92]

Abolish!?!?

[@christiejensen1606]

Linda McMahon is going to be out a job.

[@ralphchamp7533]

Dept of education is a waste of taxpayers money. School choice is the answer to a good education.

[@TruckinRoundTv]

Attach their child’s/children’s BEHAVIOR to their public assistance bet lil timmy N ray ray get some act right

[@smorris281]

Oh, please! They’re not going to do away with the DOE. Although, I would like to see some major cut backs and changes.

[@ericmckinney4607]

If you don't have a special needs children or know someone who has one then hush.

[@rakialogan3372]

Department 🏬 of Education needs to stay open because its not perfect but it can get better with NEW LEADERSHIP and parents being on the board of education parents administration teachers have to work together parents especially need to do homework with there child that way you can question where the problem is how to fix it

[@kittygabe]

End dept of Ed theyvruines our schools

[@Enronauditor]

you can't even spell...

[@angeltruth5808]

Unlike in Asia, parents in the US hardly have any control over their children in high school. This is why only two parents come to a parent-teacher meeting. Teachers have to take a great attempt to get the work done by the students and most of them take the extra mile to do it. Unfortunately, some students are addicted to phones and teachers have to do everything to get them to concentrate without angering the students. Cause forcing too much to get the school work done might lead to another school shooting incident. So teachers who are in schools take such pain to handle students strategically. The other problem is marijuana. Some students are addicted to weeds. If these students are not properly educated, the country will face its consequences after a few decades. Even now, many qualified individuals prefer to select some other job than teaching. Forty percent of the teachers are said to be leaving their job within their first four years to do some other job.

[@michealmarek8525]

Hell yeah close it down

[@raymondstauffer2026]

Carter stared it, it failed.

[@JohnB-nq4js]

We can only hope.

[@parler8698]

❤

[@chief1b]

Can they read your fired DOE

[@lisa2000geese]

The narration on this video was very annoying. His tone sounded like he was talking to a 5-year-old.

[@jeffreybowers8149]

Good

[@leeb.7188]

Funding won’t help Baltimore. The families don’t value education and it doesn’t matter how much money you throw at it.

[@christafisher8533]

Take DEI & sex out of the curriculum.

[@JonahSmith-n9l]

Hahahaha

[@johnalver]

Dont try to make sense of it, that time has passed!

[@Marco-lx3eh]

What about school choice?

[@whysoserious6569]

Bye bye

[@sheriessmith6890]

Goooooooood

[@anthonysimmons9511]

So people with special need children you better be prepared

[@Joe-l9q9m]

IF STUDENTS GET 3 SCHOOL MEALS DAILY DEDUCT THAT FROM HOME SNAP BILLS.

[@j887276]

Why penalize kids in poor families for the rich & politics who rob the country?

[@jeannetteburkins6855]

They dont get 3 meals. They get breakfast and lunch. So by your logic, nothing would be deducted. In baltimore county, maryland all kids get free breakfast if they want it. And im completely ok with that. Parents dont have to fill anything out or apply for it. Its just offered.

[@TruckinRoundTv]

Attach their child’s/children’s BEHAVIOR to their public assistance bet lil timmy m ray ray get some act right

[@SelfLovinMyBlackAss]

@@jeannetteburkins6855Facts 💯

[@Enronauditor]

3? Did you even attend school? You can't be this stupid lol. And most don't eat breakfast. My school was SELLING chik-fil-a almost 20 years ago for breakfast.