What Trump’s Dismantling of the Education Department Could Look Like | WSJ

[@wsj]

Trump returns to ‘maximum pressure’ as era of Biden alliances ends: on.wsj.com/4g6wZx1

[@silentmajority8365]

Just move on you lost Biden has lost his mind and the latest from Harris makes her look drink

[@HydroWorldOutlookPrimary5769]

It's funny how they didn't mention any of those PBS Kids shows that exist because of grants from the Department of Education. Very fearful of what will happen to all those.

[@silentmajority8365]

Getty oil the Chubb Group Does not sound like the DOE

[@MariaMartinez-researcher]

Abolishing the Department of Education is also part of Trump's personal platform, Agenda 47. Wikipedia has the policies ordered by subject.

[@felixabeson338]

oklahoma has the 2nd worst education system in the country

[@bugwar5545]

Sounds like the people living there just don't care. Why should the rest of the nation care about them either?

[@silentmajority8365]

Thats with the federal dept of Education think about it

[@silentmajority8365]

@@bugwar5545 I was a parent volunteer for ten years Bilingual education is the biggest reason for low test and reading scores

[@jaquanpowell4605]

@@silentmajority8365y’all really don’t get what the department actually does

[@bugwar5545]

@@silentmajority8365 OK. And?

[@MrDab127]

I love how Walters said, “States have more power to innovate and solve solutions locally…” while his state is ranked #49 in education lol

[@bugwar5545]

States do have the power. If their citizens care enough to do something. When they don't, why should the citizens of another state pay for them?

[@Cherryboddu]

​@@bugwar5545not all states are like new york, that is why other's should pay. And, if the citizens are really responsible, then governments and kingdoms wouldn't be a thing. People are just really bad at being responsible

[@silentmajority8365]

Obviously the dept of Education not doing any good Test scores will go up once deportations start

[@bugwar5545]

@@Cherryboddu "not all states are like new york,..." Thank the Lord! "...that is why other's should pay." Nope. It the citizens of the state don't care, no reason to tax others for their decision. "...citizens are really responsible, then governments and kingdoms wouldn't be a thing." Nope. Most American citizens are responsible, other wise you would be in Haiti. Governments are to aid citizens in their responsibilities, not supplant them. The trick is not to let the government exceed itself. "People are just really bad at being responsible" Yeah, but Democrats just can't help themselves. They find that the work needed to keep themselves free is just too much for them. As noted by a great thinker, "Most Democrats are content with having a generous master."

[@alkalinetrio3]

​@@bugwar5545 Of the bottom 10 states in quality of education, eight of them are conservatively run states. Conservatives love a poorly educated populace.

[@alidasougi5256]

Mind you Oklahoma ranking are ; 44th in education 49th in healthcare 44th in quality of life 44th in adult obesity 42nd in poverty rate 50th in standardized test scores I think you better shut up

[@nancyjiles4354]

Why would anyone listen to Walters? He has failed Oklahoma

[@lexluthor9509]

At least, they're in the top fifty...

[@DiscountDivorcePhotography]

Don't be mad at Oklahoma- be mad at the federal employees who did such a bad job that Trump ran on gutting federal level departments and got elected. You probably think there is nothing wrong with DEI, critical race theory, and men in women's sports- it would have been so easy for the left to not support that stuff and you could have won the election.

[@jadar9356]

What works for you doesn’t work for everyone else. That’s a very selfish way to look at it’s

[@Joey-ct8bm]

And they have the Tiger King.

[@mustang8206]

As an Oklahoman I want to make it clear that even Republican leaders in the state think Ryan Walters is too extreme and he's also abusing the state budget

[@HelenKistler-hi5we]

Have they considered impeaching him or holding a recall election?

[@humongousdingus7382]

Sounds to me you need a better understanding what the role of the government is! Department of Education is NOT A FUNCTION OF THE GOVERNMENT!!!! It may have had a good intent but is is grown into a TAX STEALING SCEME, the citizens do not want it!

[@scottduke2809]

Whats the excuse for every other Oklahoma politician?

[@onionrovirosa]

You voted for him you keep voting for him so I think you ain’t speaking for the majority.

[@ericnelson9100]

He's a closet case, I'd bet serious money; can't they expose that, He'll then definitely resign.

[@13939014402]

"U.S. News & World Report's 2024 review places Oklahoma 49th out of 50 states, reflecting poor performance in standardized test scores and graduation rates" Yeah, superintendent Ryan Walters is doing a GREAT job.

[@kimi17147]

I just don’t understand… it’s all about $$$

[@Censortubes]

Explain why Cali is the worst. We will wait.

[@ximik-jg1ib]

​@@CensortubesCalifornia is 23rd, what are you talking about

[@bernardguzman1938]

@@Censortubes CA is not the worst. Google ACT or SAT scores by state and you will see a clear pattern. Red states dominate the bottom.

[@jackpeters2884]

That figure you're reporting just refers to how many people go on to higher education (college) after high school and how many public schools there are. Not much of a shock that a highly rural/agricultural state like Oklahoma has low rates of college education. Not much of a valuable statistic.

[@ryan623t]

Funny thing is that destroying the department the education would mostly hurt the states that VOTED for him as they don’t have the funds to support education. What a disaster.

[@BobbyHickey]

yep. But enough to open the eyes of useful idiots?

[@prometheusphunk]

That's the wild thing about the uneducated masses. Extremely easy to manipulate them against their best interests. Tell them they've won by telling them what they want to hear while in reality everything gets worse. If they ask questions, point the finger at someone else. They can't even tell they've been ingesting Russian and Chinese propaganda for years, it's really sad.

[@emwebb10]

@@BobbyHickeynope…. Not at all

[@comedysyrup]

Republicans poll highest among people who didn't finish high school, so I think that might be part of their plan.

[@CanadianLoveKnot]

They'd get federal funding obviously

[@jsg_6758]

I oppose religious indoctrination in schools

[@bugwar5545]

I oppose secular indoctrination in schools.

[@davidebic]

​@@bugwar5545what would be secular indoctrination? I'm curious.

[@Scoutbq1l]

@@davidebic anything against christian/religious teachings. Secularism (like whiteness) isn't the status quo. It's merely ONE of many many ways of living and looking at the world.

[@Your_averagenerd]

Secularism isn't against christianity or its teachings. Secular societies allow people the freedom to practice their own religions outside of a public school. Public schools teach children the basics for life like reading, writing, history and science. Seperation of church and state is necessary.

[@kafiruddinmulhiddeen2386]

I oppose all indoctrination in schools including woke indoctrination and Christian indoctrination.

[@Vevxo]

Removing the requirement for students to take social science classes is one thing but I guess it gives students more choice. But to then force students to learn the Bible, pray in class, and learn Christian ideologies is very much hypocritical.

[@gewnurb]

Trump has no plan to force children to learn the bible, pray in class and learn christian ideology, those are optional things that you should have the right to do without discrimination. Also, if they wanted to force students to learn the Bible, the whole state would've probably bought more than 500 of them

[@jayr3053]

👏🏽👏🏽

[@skknireeker9073]

Your Presidents litterally swear on the bible when they Take Office... Thats litterally your core system you americans choose to play by, so whats your Problem?

[@isaacthomson4246]

@@gewnurb The US Constitution prohibits public schools from endorsing or preferring one religion over another and from endorsing religion over non-religion. Trump wants to change that. He's made that extremely clear. Of course he doesn't have a plan to push Christianity in school, but by easing federal laws that prohibit religion in public schools, he clears the way towards that becoming a reality.

[@soapboxtherapy9028]

People should understand what’s about to happen. Ai and robotics are coming in hot. In a year or two we will have an intelligence explosion with unknown unknowns everywhere

[@millerrepin4452]

A Trump bible is heresy. To even sell a bible with his name on it should be more controversial.

[@squirrel9760]

They are brainwashed

[@Frank-Lee-Speeking]

You mean like the King James bible?

[@C4lmTFdown]

The Trump Bibles are camouflaged Chinese propaganda against the west. Look up “CCP rewrites Bible.” These are the Trump bibles!

[@Jinmutang865]

@@Frank-Lee-Speeking You do know it's called that to distinguish between translations of the bible like the NIV? And the Trump bible is well....

[@camillemitchell301]

I was thinking the same thing.

[@eileenluke9791]

Not having the Bible or religious education is not what is failing these kids.

[@luismiraflores3094]

The Bible teaches you to live a perfect life. The Bible should be in the educational system.

[@ninofromkitchennightmares1497]

​@@luismiraflores3094it shouldn't because not everybody is a Christian.

[@anthonyJones-ll4ei]

@@luismiraflores3094Who on earth told you that? That book has cause so many deaths, poverty, and hatred. deaths- Native Americans, Jewish, indigenous Australians. Poverty- Africa, Caribbean, India. Hatred- Jewish, LGBT, Islam, Atheist, Every other religion. You think these ideas are morally good? You think Adolf actions were good?

[@chesterwilberforce9832]

Oklahoma at 49th in public education, I'd say you're right.

[@kradria]

Tax payer money to buy "Trumps bibles". And people think supporting Ukraine is throwing out money...

[@bugwar5545]

Bibles are a lot cheaper than tanks.

[@JustinRohrerJr]

Supporting Ukraine is a waste of money. 2 things can be true at the same time.

[@Kryptictails]

so ukraine is not?

[@samuilpetkov497]

@@JustinRohrerJr 0.35% of GDP to protect the West? Trumpists are so delusional. Plus most of the money goes to American manufacturing.

[@gewnurb]

so you're comparing spending $30000 on bibles with spending billions on another side of the world? That's like Jeff Bezos complaining about people who make more than 100k

[@619-DDD]

Giving more power to the parents would be a disaster! My wife is in education and the parents are worse than the kids these days. This guy from Oklahoma is brainwashed!

[@Censortubes]

Poor govbot.

[@sogmalukem2745]

My kids are mine, not yours.

[@jebbrown5961]

@@sogmalukem2745Actually, you’re quite wrong. Children have rights and are citizens. They need to be competent members of society. Tests are intended to establish a common standard and education is the tool to establish that ability. Whether you like it or not.

[@sogmalukem2745]

@@jebbrown5961 Children do indeed have rights, the same rights that our constitution protects, but I also have rights as a parent. My kids do not belong to the state, they belong to themselves as human beings with rights, and until they turn 18 they quasi belong to me under MY guardianship.

[@thegreatwal1224]

“No one loves a kid more than their parents” Me, working in the children’s psych ward: 😮

[@sappysuds4545]

Republicans will replace the Department of Education with a WWE match.

[@ai1080]

lol! So true. We have a reality tv at the WH. What a joke.

[@lexluthor9509]

It's all about the show when you're working with puppets.

[@danielavalos8164]

The Dept of Education was created to improve the education our people receive. After billions of dollars the education of youth has remained around the same. We need to stop feeding bureaucracy and the minds of our kids.

[@bugwar5545]

That would be a better use of tax dollars.

[@Group.B]

@@bugwar5545no. No it wouldn’t. MAGA nut jobs still have autistic and special needs students. Also, public education is the largest employer in red states and small towns in those red states.

[@HarmonixsLoL]

"Make America Pray Again"? Don't force people to be religious if they aren't or don't want to.

[@rodudi392]

Religion in America is fake. Used to manipulate people. Especially evangelicals and Christians

[@neyssapierre5550]

But it’s okay to force kids to mutilate and be coerced into learning about the ABC community. The Bible was in school is the 60’s since then the shift has been evident .

[@SonGojit456]

Forcing Your Religion on Someone is Unchristian in my Book If They don't That's O. K.! Why you gotta make it a big Deal

[@HarmonixsLoL]

@@SonGojit456 Exactly.

[@supermario69kraftgami23]

@@SonGojit456 The point is that prayer in public schools wastes the time of students who just want to keep the schoolday rolling. If you want to pray everyday, do it at home. How would you like it as an adult if you had to pray everyday at your job?

[@chrisdaykin3899]

I think someone needs to go after the billionaires who are forcing this bs on America

[@robertschechter3721]

You can't force this on anyone. The ignorant Trump minions who believe what he says are a result of years and years of us neglecting our educational system. Ignorance of the masses is why Trump won. If the voters had believe the actual facts instead of Trump facts, he never could have won. We are paying that price now. Remember we are only a couple of hundred years from the Salem witch hunts.

[@stevec5375]

In a Capitalistic society, the capitalists rule. It was Citizens United, the terrible SCOTUS decision that brought this on us.

[@nicob2063]

American's are obsessed with the price of eggs, but vote from Trump and unknowingly for Elon Musk to run the country. Insanity.

[@christianlibertarian5488]

They just voted for such a billionaire.

[@averytest5412]

I'm a school bus driver, and i can tell you that teachers and school bus drivers dont think highly of parents. There are good parents out there, but most parents use the schools and buses for convenience even if they are stay at home parents. Parents need to be accountable, and teachers need more help. The school system is not helping teach the kids the best to their abilities. Plus, the administrators suck as well. Since i was a kid living in Portland, oregon, the school administrators always canceled school beyond the last minute for snow days, resulting in chaos. There's too many things too fix but needa to be done for the kids.

[@MBA172k]

It’s a shame that something like Education is no longer seen as a national priority by republicans.

[@1LazyTexan2day]

It's about getting big government out of education. Nobody is saying it's not a priority.

[@bugwar5545]

Let the people decide. If you don't trust the voters, who do you trust? Deep state?

[@MBA172k]

@@1LazyTexan2day ok! So can you articulate the republican plan for American education aside from “we’re going to abolish the education department and start force feeding your children bible studies? I ask as a former republican turned independent libertarian.

[@someguy-t6t]

Removing the Department of Education does sound extreme, however, the department has been fairly new, being implemented in 1979 under Jimmy Carter. The Department of Education has not affected education overall and some can argue it made it worse. Republicans can argue otherwise since they are actually doing something about the education system so it does seem like a national priority.

[@1LazyTexan2day]

@MBA172k Sure. I'd like the states to have more say in what is being taught. The very basics like reading and writing could be standard but why does bureaucracy get to choose for everyone? America is a massive place and my knowledge of molten rock being called magma still hasn't served me. Let smaller state government choose along with parents. I'm no bible thumper but if kids are taught Jesus was a good person and loves you no matter who you are, I've got no real issue with that.

[@spencersl]

The argument “Parents know best” is so stupid. Who would you go to if your car broke down? A mechanic. Who would you go to if you’re not felling well? A doctor. So why do people feel they know better than educators?

[@Viviko]

They may not. But guess what? It’s THRIR kids. I. An go to a mechanic or a doctor. But at the end of the day, what comes out of their mouth is advice. I can follow it or ignore it.

[@YONGHAOYANG-n1j]

@@Viviko Your child is not your property.

[@rev0live752]

We can NOT trust doctors, car mechanics or teachers blindly. A LOT of car mechanics heavily overcharge for repairs or charge you for repairs that they didn’t even do. When it comes to doctors, id say maybe 5% of them meet my expectations of a doctor. As for teachers, when I was in 9th grade i knew more about science than my science teacher at that time. That science teacher “taught” us that energy is CREATED from chemical reactions, to which everyone nodded along as it obviously made perfect sense and doesnt just ignore the laws of thermodynamics. That same teacher also decided to include some Trans none-sense when we learned about chromosomes

[@nathnaellegesse4]

Think of all the students who do well at school. Most of them is because of Parents who make them do homework, pay for tutors and etc. Teachers cannot focus on one kid at a time, parents can. Asians do well because of their parents who push education.

[@stereomachine]

@PietroRusso-n8q so bro wants to get rid of doctors altogether lol

[@segalliongaming8925]

If this guy wanted to buy Bibles for the classroom, he could have bought a set of hardcover study Bibles for $20 each. Instead, he uses taxpayer funds to buy $60 Trump bibles.

[@gewnurb]

it was $30000 total

[@markvasiliauskas3417]

Maybe you’re right, but as he stated in the video he bought those bibles in particular because they included all the testaments as well as the bill of rights and the constitution.

[@Edsanchez09]

Made in china 🇨🇳

[@duerf5826]

@@markvasiliauskas3417 so… extra $40 for a few pages of text?

[@bowenjudd1028]

@@markvasiliauskas3417 You can just print the bill of rights and the constitution for like a dollar

[@BarbaraGrinder]

Retired teacher here: Parents care about their children the most? That's totally laughable. Ask any living teacher in any state. My sister worked in a bank. She always said, "People care more about their money than their kids." Every student needs the Federal Department of Education to protect them.

[@TheRadioAteMyTV]

Who is going to protect them from the department of education that has dropped American students ranking to the very bottom and shows no signs of rebounding?

[@BarbaraGrinder]

@@TheRadioAteMyTV Hon, it sure as shooting isn’t the Federal Department’s fault. Every state government controls the curriculum, how students are tested, and who gets to graduate. Check your state’s DOE. If you don’t like the results in your state, take it up with your governor and legislature. BTW, Blue state students do much better academically than Red state students. My husband and I have taught in both Red and Blue states. We had to follow the state curriculum okayed by the state legislature. P.S. Certain American minority students work much harder at learning than white students, and they score much higher on state tests.

[@TheRadioAteMyTV]

@@BarbaraGrinder The department was created to improve schools and the statistic on every academic measure show America has fallen greatly since it was created, then yes, that is actually their fault. They failed and made it worse according to their own mission.

[@BarbaraGrinder]

@ Sorry, but you are misinformed. It was not created to “improve schools” but to PROMOTE improvement, gather information, assure equal educational opportunities for children with all sorts of disabilities, assure equal opportunities for girls in sports, supervise Pell grants and grants in general. That’s a big difference from your “improve schools.” Please do more research into this topic. Thank you for showing your support for educational improvement in this country. Volunteer in your nearest school. They could use the help.

[@jeanie7693]

I laughed when I heard “Parents care about their children the most.” As a retired teacher, that’s laughable. I taught children from all socioeconomic levels, single parent families, immigrants, etc., and most parents stop caring so much once their kids are out of elementary school. Ask any secondary teacher or administrator how much trouble they have contacting parents, getting them to come to the school, or getting them to do anything to help their kids. School is the safest, calmest, most nurturing place many of these kids go, and our society benefits from having educators who care! These ridiculous “school choice” voters have no idea what they’re asking for. Teachers are quitting in droves because no one listens to the people in the trenches actually doing the work!

[@ivanleo7522]

how does this solve the bad pay teachers are getting? Or the lack of materials in classrooms? Or the gun violence in the country against schools? Prayer in schools does not put food on the plates of these kids incurring lunch debt. It also sickens me that these people are selling the Bible at the same cost of a PS5 game.

[@moomoothemoose]

It does not solve any of the valid points you made. *Heavy sigh*

[@perilousintent2936]

No, but religion does provide purpose, worldview, and a moral compass.

[@ivanleo7522]

@perilousintent2936 it still doesn't reduce tuition for schools, put food on kids plates or prevent students from being shot in schools.

[@perilousintent2936]

@@ivanleo7522 You're right, however. What I can see good about this is that we now have a moral compass. Crime stats may go down from a collective world view. Religion teaches morality and that whatever bad things a person is going through. That it'll be temporary. Atheism can blur purpose in life. And you start to question it. Sometimes people need a god for them to be happy. So I see this as a generational fix to prevent crime. Many people nowadays are lost.

[@ivanleo7522]

@perilousintent2936 I don't agree. Religion does not always teach morality. People commit crime because they are desperate, due to income inequality and social injustice. It's not because they need some god. You can keep praying all you want. It still won't address the issues that are being faced. If kids can't eat, or study effectively, and teacher don't get paid enough or get enough learning materials no amount of prayer or Trump Bible's will fix it.

[@wishiknewaname9307]

He’s not going to be able to get rid of the Department of Education - there’s too many people even within his own caucus that need the Department. However, he’ll slash Title I, Title V, and Title IX funding, and that might be enough for his base.

[@t.s.d.1376]

Honestly thats a better solution than abolishing an entire department esp. One as important as DoE.

[@supermario69kraftgami23]

Also remember that now, all three branches of the White House are Republican-dominated, so even if the President alone doesn't have enough power to dismantle the DOE, he might be able to do so with the help of congress and, to a lesser extent, the supreme court.

[@JezzaIsKing]

@@supermario69kraftgami23 I doubt they would actually have the majority needed in congress to actually want to pass that legislation due to the backlash

[@nicob2063]

@@supermario69kraftgami23 Not every Republican in Congress or the Senate is Maga. I don't think it will be as easy as he thinks to push everything he wants through and into law.

[@supermario69kraftgami23]

@@nicob2063 I don't honestly know too much about the congress, but what I do know is that Republicans who oppose Trump are usually very unsuccessful. Most of Trump's voters also seem to agree with abolishing the DOE, since Trump not only suggested it but provided compelling reasons such as states' rights and waste reduction.

[@chrisorg170]

😂 hard to fall from the 49th slot in education but this guy is doing his level best. I’m sure we’ll be fine

[@Humza_3.14]

The department of education spends nothing compared to the department of War. If anything we need to dismantle the War budget. This country has its priorities upsidedown smh.

[@supermario69kraftgami23]

To be fair, Trump claims that he has started no new wars. At least he's not a neocon like the Bushes.

[@JK-gu3tl]

All of it needs to go.

[@joohyunglee1815]

They're trying to get rid of that too

[@Humza_3.14]

@@joohyunglee1815 good riddance. But the education budget should be increased. There are thousands of scientists and engineers with no funding for research projects. It's a sad state of affairs.

[@joohyunglee1815]

@@Humza_3.14 I'm definitely for real science. The one that pushes for innovation and not the agenda filled science

[@ZeroCool-1995]

Having a son with special needs this is very concerning for me. And no I did not vote for tRump.

[@kafiruddinmulhiddeen2386]

Don’t believe the lying media

[@davejones8847]

Money can and should be funneled at the local level.

I'm sorry, it's Frump or Rump

[@shutup2483]

Correct. You voted for Trump, not this tRump guy!

[@MisterPuggles]

Is being purposefully dense something people think is funny?

[@jaybird-oi1te]

When students don’t know how to read or write or know what the world map looks like, the education system 100% needs to be overhauled. These teachers need to be held accountable for the destruction. They have caused two young children.

[@darrenrichards3100]

This is not the answer.

[@VictoriaWall-c8w]

Our schools are in the sewer. We used to be #1 in the world. Turn it back to the states. Why have our schools declined so much? Old saying: Democracy thrives in an educated society and dies in an uneducated society. Enough said.

[@VAhistTeach]

It's always been with the states, but the states have obviously become sewers. Ironically, those that whine about our schools and demand things also say we are not a democracy, and don't realize the policies they push will lead to an uneducated society.

[@SlinkyFromHell.4]

OK issued a record 3,780 emergency teacher certifications in 2022, allowing the public to teach (with no background), because no teachers want to come here

[@blackhat5434]

Americans have education? since when?

[@JoshJr98]

It sucks so why keep it

[@bernardguzman1938]

@@nonebeach THat wasn't because of our education system, which sucks.

[@nshs1234]

@@bernardguzman1938I would encourage you to compare the kind of education public schools impart in 2nd - 6th biggest economies in the world. You may have a some substance in criticizing the results of US public education produced but I give full marks for trying and the results are great compared to a lot of other countries. In the other economies I mentioned, they don’t even try hard enough. Even when compared to Europe, maybe they try hard enough but the results are way behind American education system.

[@pranshukrishna5105]

@@nshs1234 lol, EU countries consistly rank in better and free educational faculities

[@bernardguzman1938]

@@nshs1234 I don't correlate size of a national economy to quality of its public education. Finland has a per capita GDP of $53,755 as of 2023, which is about 2/3rds US per capital GDP, yet Finland's public education system is the envy of the world and makes US public K-12 look like a preschool. South Korea has an even lower GDP per capita at $33,121 (comparatively, the US GDP is $81,695 per person), but S. Korea's public education is much more effective (at least in terms of standardized test scores) than the US public education system.

[@ehvoslef]

isn't it essentially unconstitutional to solicit a book containing the bible, constitution and declaration of independence? when did all these devout Republicans stop understanding separation of church and state

[@TheRadioAteMyTV]

No it's not, and that you think it is is scary. Try reading the first amendment some day.

[@ehvoslef]

@@TheRadioAteMyTV well I'll say this -- depicting the American flag on the cover is unconstitutional

[@cannyp3]

It is not illegal at the state level. He was within his rights to purchase the Bibles. Whether he should have done it is up to the state government and their policies.

[@DannyWilson-z2q]

@@TheRadioAteMyTV You must have not read the Establishment Clause...

[@davejones8847]

Nope

[@rustyswolio]

The school system is a joke. Something needs to be done.

[@mexicanamerican6689]

more money

[@stst77]

@@mexicanamerican6689more money means more waste and more power over people.

[@anthonyJones-ll4ei]

Just remove the no child left behind policy and fund it better and you will be surprised how well it will function.

[@noeramirez6596]

I’m a special education teacher and I just hope they take into account families with children that have special needs and disabilities. The Okie superintendent needs to see the whole country and not just his backwards thinking poor state.

[@ORISONTV]

back of school where no one see you.

[@davelassiter392]

Okie, garbage, and basket of deplorables, working people have been treated as second class citizens for centuries in America. Is this the hate that special education teachers teach?

[@meganjane3]

“Nobody loves their kids more than their parents”.. um, not the abusive parents. I hope they’re not expecting all parents to know what’s best and do what’s best because that’s not always the case, and same with individual states. This is just a disaster waiting to happen.

[@slaw1448]

I sincerely hope religion is kept out of schools, just like political agendas should be.

[@daveb2280]

Public school curriculum is almost entirely based on political agendas. Has been for quite some time.

[@RedIria]

Allowing political agendas to take over education led to this.

[@romdotdog]

​@@RedIriaWhat political agenda?

[@shack2800]

Yea put education back to the parents. That way kids still get indoctrinated with whatever garbage their parents feed them

[@sogmalukem2745]

Same augment could be used to say the state is indoctrinating the kids. Only difference is, is the parents usually love their kids, while the government just see them as "future tax payers"

[@someguy-t6t]

Parents can still “indoctrinate” children regardless of whether the Department of Education exists or not.

[@TheRadioAteMyTV]

What exactly do you think a parent is supposed to do with children if not pass on their values and traditions, aka indoctrination? Indoctrination is like everything else, its only bad when used for malicious purposes. DEI and CRT are indoctrination and meet the definition of religion as well, but they are not our nation's values as we have all unified to show.

[@sweetsweet4390]

@@TheRadioAteMyTV You need to look up the definition of religion because DEI and CRT are absolutely not religions. Critical Race Theory boils down to looking at our history and understanding that minorities got shafted left and right while diversity, equity, and inclusion are an attempt to rectify those injustices.

[@TheRadioAteMyTV]

@@sweetsweet4390 Religion - "A particular variety of such belief, especially when organized into a system of doctrine and practice." There I looked it up, and it says what I said. I am not shocked that I knew what I was talking about and I am not shocked you didn't look it up either.

[@jamessandoval5843]

"There is nobody that cares more than mom and dad" - For so many kids, this is the exact opposite. I am a teacher and someone who grew up in a broken home. The dude of Oklahoma does not care about kids.

[@aaronkuehn6772]

You interviewed someone looking over the 49th ranked education in the country. He wants every school to have a bible.

[@caseyflynn666]

all we need to just fix public schools by removing no child left behind and give more public schools better funding to pay teachers better and we need better safety for both students and teachers by making the schools bullet proof and better background checks. and make prayer in school /religious text readings optional but not force either directly and indirectly and when appropriate like in a club or between classes.

[@sensei4042]

Well said!

[@bowenjudd1028]

You can pray at any time in school. But allotting time in the day shows a systematic preference for Christianity, which violates the 1st amendment. However, if someone decides to pray out loud and it's not disrupting the class, teachers, administrators, etc should step in if one student decides to bully the religious kid for it, and vice versa

[@abdallaha92]

Walters talks big for a man who's state is 49th in education while also doing so poorly in his job other Republicans have tried impeaching him

[@angelig7782]

i don't understand why certain people in power are enforcing religion into laws. what ever happened to church vs state? its in the constitution.

[@steveb796]

Trump bought Chinese bibles for $3 and sold them to Oklahoma for $60.

[@whatever77ism]

Grifters have to grift, it's in their bones

[@tdubber78]

WSJ is wrong (again) on the rules regard transgender students under Title IX. The adopted rules did not address bathrooms or athletics at all.

[@atlas2296]

The Oklahoma Superintendent said that, who in case you couldn't tell is delusional. WSJ said nothing about what Title IX included.

[@lexluthor9509]

@@atlas2296 Spin is an Art Form.

[@Jeffrey-g8b]

A compromise: No funding for Oklahoma. Let them "pray" for more funding, I'm sure God will give them some cash.

[@Bonkkered]

You are putting Oklahoma education guy for commenting on this. The state which has one of the worst education in the nation? Then bring someone from Massachusetts which has the best education in the country to comment on the same issue for a fair assessment.

[@-lb1cj]

I am not American, but I really cannot understand the logic of what this Republican is saying. He contradicts common sense by ignoring the fact that without funding from the DOE, poorer states will have fewer resources to strengthen their education systems. This means he is effectively taking away children's educational opportunities in places like Oklahoma, rather than offering parents more choices for education.

[@GotYourChalk]

"this bible had all of them" just get them off the internet!

[@joshchapman4583]

Don’t act confused whenever conservatives get worked up about the left wanting to restrict free speech. You might be part of the problem. It’d be more helpful to genuinely consider why people say or act a certain way rather than call for an already angry group to just be silenced

[@Christopher-rx3el]

Trump has made me embarrassed when people ask if I'm American while travelling.

[@judywelch6850]

Trump just needs more education himself. He’s one of the dumbest people I know.

[@kordellswoffer1520]

He’s both more successful and educated than you are.

[@TheRadioAteMyTV]

And how long have you known him? What did he do with you in the room that signaled you were smarter than him? Did you ask him about his choices? What did he tell you?

[@ipadsrawesome3667]

He had his own university- he must be a genius

[@judywelch6850]

@@kordellswoffer1520 you don’t know me

[@haeveen8255]

@@judywelch6850 Of course we don't know you Mr. Nobody.

[@michaelgaleazza4809]

Having that version of the Bible in schools is even problematic for Christians who don't recognize the King James version since it omits crucial Books.

[@mjmartinejohn]

Give power to families=take away any funding they might receive.

[@michaelyun2407]

Pray in school? Sorry I rather snore while you want to pray.

[@xRiddleMeThisYouTube]

I'd*

[@Thejericko17]

You get what you deserve, America.

[@TheRadioAteMyTV]

Looking very forward to it.

[@de_stroyed]

dude there's supposed to be a separation between church and state. trump wants to have church mingle with the state... what if you don't believe in the same god or if you're an atheist. do you still have to pray? this is absurd.

[@thisisme3238]

My concern is what "version" of the bible is being promoted for use...many versions interpret scriptures many different ways.

[@Vevxo]

Trump’s version. He can change anything and everything he pleases to fit his agenda.

[@someguy-t6t]

DRA and NKJV are the only good translations. Hopefully they don’t put a heretical one in schools!

[@sukhmindervirk]

I'm as pro-education as it gets, but what other pro-education advocates miss is how little the Department of Education actually does. Most, if not all, of the activities of the DOE can be delegated to states or abolished altogether.

[@rosemariebredahl9519]

"Power" to states is also a euphamism for "costs to states". Beware.

[@homelessoreo5118]

The Uneducated what to get rid of the Dept. of Education.

[@matthewe467]

We are aggressively trying to mimic the movie Idiocracy, and now it's rapidly accelerating.

[@Somethingfs-sx1ft]

Wrong!

[@matthewe467]

@Somethingfs-sx1ft lol, ok

[@ThePequenocristo]

What does Walters think parents will do with government money when there is no private school to send their kids to? What if their kid needs special education resources? And if private schools say no to their kid?

[@straysheep5312]

I understand the fight to deregulate government and give back power to the families and parents to educate students. BUT IN THIS ECONOMY, NO PARENT IS GOING TO HAVE TIME TO EDUCATE OR PARENT THIER KIDS. We will all be stuck working another job to make ends meet. Disability students will have to be homeschooled or private schooled (more money) and with the tariffs coming, everything will cost more…

[@Simon-L-B]

2:22 there’s nobody who cares more than mum or dad? Was this guy born yesterday 🤦🏻‍♂️ millions of children are subject to neglect and abuse by parents. How does he not know this. These are the kids who need help the most.

[@jessicapeanut]

Oklahoma is 49 in education

[@Censortubes]

Cali is the worst in nation and spends the most per child. Explain it.

[@Alieth]

@@Censortubesworst in what way?

[@xouthpaw]

and they're fighting hard for 50th

[@AmericanWears]

⁠@@AliethCali has an average iq of 95.5 and Oklahoma has an average iq of 99.3. So “better ranked education” doesn’t necessarily translate into a smarter population.

[@eddyk4875]

​@@AmericanWearsStop embarrassing yourself 😂

[@K_Ken115]

I'm all for reducing overhead but if not careful this could be tragic. Religion in school is SOOOOO dumb

[@thechad6218]

Oklahoma ranks 49 of 50 in public education. Is that the national model we want?

[@upsd]

It's very true. There is a lot of political bias in education today. Far more than people realize

[@gonzoteacher]

Meanwhile, Oklahoma public schools rank towards the bottom in terms of performance on the National Assessment of Education Progress assessment

[@charlettakey4734]

These people are out of their freaking minds.

[@rebeccakravitz7711]

This can’t actually happen, it would require 60 votes in the senate which won’t happen

[@anthonyJones-ll4ei]

50*

[@davidlowe8597]

Help, can anyone provide a link to the Wall Street Journal videos that talk about investments where we should put our money? For example, what stocks are more likely to be the next Nvidia etc..... would be great to get lots of good investment advice from WSJ. I looked, I cannot find those videos.

[@homelessoreo5118]

WSJ, This isn't both sides, Democrats what to protect the Disable, The poor, the color, the LGBTQ, and the women. The other side wants these people to suffer. End of story. The only person that should be allowed to speak is the person with the "Education is a Human Right" Clothing. Not the pro, Oklahoma 44th in education person.

[@ragamuffin981]

How do republicans want the poor, women, poc, or disabled to suffer? Literally the rich counties voted for kamala and poor counties voted for trump dude look at the map.

[@joshchapman4583]

Don’t act confused whenever conservatives get worked up about the left wanting to restrict free speech. You might be part of the problem. It’d be more helpful to genuinely consider why people say or act a certain way rather than call for an already angry group to just be silenced. Free speech is definitively more of a right than education

[@Htruman-u7z]

Trump and the word "education" do not belong in the same sentence. He probably can't even spell it.

[@tedrohe9048]

Trump University experts. 😂😂

[@AlexNH56]

Man I hope we don’t lose department of education I’m banking so much in my life because of this department

[@jessetorres8738]

This seems to be 1 important aspect of the Federal Government most people forget: Congress has "power of the purse." While there are certain government positions the President can hire or fire people from & can enact certain policies to deal with economic problems, ultimately it's up to Congress to pass yearly budget resolutions that the President signs off on.

[@Juannrubioo]

Shut down the department of education! Bring the education back to the states 🇺🇸

[@MarianoPerez]

Big states like California, New York, and the like will be fine without the Department of Education. However, states like Oklahoma should worry about not having the Department of Education. Lol

[@Daniel-ii6kf]

Actually, California is one of the worst states for public education. Lol

[@jag61688]

the dude with the second worst public schools in the country thinks its a good idea

[@asaxthegamer5655]

I feel like all these videos would've done good if they came out before the election

[@sweetsweet4390]

But then the Wall Street Journal wouldn't be getting the ad revenue from me and you clicking on this video now would they? The mainstream media is complicit in the destruction of this country's values because Google gives them ad revenue. Ain't that American.

[@christianlibertarian5488]

Kind of amazing to me that the political hack of the former education secretary was criticizing political hacks.

[@harambethegorilla6361]

Giving power to the states may not be a good idea. A student’s education attainment and competitiveness gap will be significantly larger between highly educated states like Massachusetts versus poorly educated states like Oklahoma. Consequently, students coming from states like Oklahoma will have a more difficult time getting opportunities especially in admissions to competitive universities.

[@CoreyStudios2000]

I agree. We need to stand up to this defeatist push and fight for our children’s education!

[@tamtambaby3491]

Before the department of education. Schools were doing better.

[@CoreyStudios2000]

Honestly, instead of getting rid of the DOE outright like Trump’s doing, I would prefer reforming it in a manner that actually helps and improve the education of America’s population, which would involve removing all that CRT nonsense and aim for colorblindness, innovation, and meritocracy.

[@jbone9900]

​@@tamtambaby3491 Oklahoma is proof this is fake news.

[@samsturdi]

Come to Arkansas and see how well we’ve been managing schools.

[@MrAthenian89]

What if Stormy Daniels becomes Education secretary? 😂😂😅😅

[@whatever77ism]

No chance, she outed the mushroom 🤣🤣🤣

[@reenter3]

The schools need to be financially audited too on top of this.

[@aaronwilley91]

Definitely not taking any advice on education from Oklahoma.

[@enkhyy]

Remove a bloated federal bureaucracy and move the accountability along with additional funding to the communities.

[@johnyarbrough502]

When accountability was left to the communities, programs for special needs students were never created, girls were told they didn't belong in Accounting, Physics, or Calculus classes, and school boards funneled all the tax money to their kids' schools ignoring everybody else.

[@bowenjudd1028]

Problem that people don't really realize is that students may pray in their classes, they aren't prohibited from that. What is being talked about is forcing all students to pray to the Christian god.

[@andychristofferson7128]

I love when a political hack that has made money from the education system calls other people political hacks for “weaponizing” the education system. Which is what Sec. Duncan did repeatedly.

[@bobtuiliga8691]

He also didn't make any valid arguments why the states couldn't do any of what the federal agency was doing or impose the same rules (if they choose)

[@johnyarbrough502]

@@bobtuiliga8691 The reason the Dept of Education is there is because states were failing to provide or manage the programs that exist in DOE.

[@darbygregersen8370]

Mr. Oklahoma Schools clearly doesn't see, or care, about his ableism and lack of understanding of people's abilities to support their child with disabilities and/or other needs, from his podium of privilege. Children with needs outside of "the norm" also deserve access to their education, all children deserve education

[@ThexBorg]

Dumbing down of America

[@AndreaDoesYoga]

Scary times ahead for education in the US 📚

[@jackpeters2884]

The Department of Education has been a disaster. At best, it hasn't accomplished anything. At worst, it has actively degraded US educational competency. For an institution that costs $240 Billion annually, we should expect more for our money. Those dollars could be better spent on any number of things. Get rid of the DoE, implement school vouchers, and lets actually get our children educated.

[@atlas2296]

I see you haven't watched the video. The DOE is how schools stay fair and inclusive to everyone. Education is a right and people need money to afford college. Also its really telling that the one who is defending Trump is the Superintendent that consistently ranks in the bottom 5 states for virtually everything

[@brettupton9154]

Vouchers. So Billy Bobs Holy School of Fire Code Violations can feast on my tax dollars?

[@intheshell35ify]

​@@atlas2296 I couldn't watch it either. I tried. Chump was put in power by uneducated idiots. Of course the formal education system that has made them feel inferior would be one of the first on the chopping block.

[@sogmalukem2745]

@@atlas2296 Where in the Constitution does it say education is a right? You have the right to pursue education, but no one is obligated to give it to you. Also, there are already ADA laws on the books, we don't need another agency enforcing it.

[@simontemplar404]

@@sogmalukem2745 Your country will look like Afghanistan or Somalia without eduction. A good supply of educated workers is the reason you have a great economy. You complain about immigrants being unskilled and poor but say you also want more Americans to be unskilled and poor. It makes no sense.

[@A-10Thunderbolt-lk7ul]

He's not just closing the Department of Education, he's attacking the intellectuals.

[@jjg548]

I had to stop when the argument was a parent will care for a child. Dude! That's your argument!? Oklahoma might as well do away with child protective services.

[@friendlyneighborhoodhuman]

Whats wrong parents taking care of their children??

[@jjg548]

​@@friendlyneighborhoodhuman There is nothing wrong with taking care of children. The problem is that many parents do not and basing policy on the assumption that parents make the right decision is ridiculous. You might as well lower the drinking age to 4 and assume that parents will make the right decision.

[@friendlyneighborhoodhuman]

@jjg548 how can you assume a pink haired teacher who is teaching children that they are born in a wrong can make the rigjt decision for children??

[@jjg548]

@friendlyneighborhoodhuman i don't. What argument are you making? Are you saying that because pink haired teachers exist, all parents will properly care for their children? That's a weird position to take.

[@friendlyneighborhoodhuman]

@ parents make better decisions for their kids than random strangers who have their own ulterior motives..

[@vivisects-and-regicide]

can we please dispense with the whole "Trump has distanced himself from Project 2025" nonsense, the election is over.

[@itsmeprasad1987]

Why people cheer for everything he says… do they even understand what he’s referring to…

[@nicholashylton6857]

Of course not. That's why a lot of them want to end Obamacare and rely on the Affordable Care Act.

[@danielorme1316]

Clearly Oklahoma’s education system needs the most help. If it produced a man like that, then they are pretty low academically.

[@EmmanuelOgu-i8r]

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[@AndrewJadal]

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[@johntyler7024]

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[@GodfreyPedro-xz8el]

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[@MelSanschagrin]

What you have to remember is that there are federal laws involved with the Education national organization. And the funding programs managed through that institution ensure equity across the board. But since King Trump is not only now above the law, he IS THE LAW, he will operate as he once said he would - he seriously stated that as president he could do whatever he wants ( just like a King )

[@nicholashylton6857]

That's "God Emperor" Trump. Have some respect for his official title.

[@TheJtyork420]

The student loans part u left out is whats annoying people most. A lot of the country is paying for people to waste money in college only to not get or use the degree then ask tax payers to pay the bill. If Biden didnt keep forgiving student loans he was told he couldnt trumps admin might have left it alone.