“The (US Dept of Education) was founded in 1979 by Democratic President Jimmy Carter to fulfill a campaign promise to a teachers union”
Student loans and controversial debt forgiveness programs also an Education Department responsibility
Managing federal student loans also falls under the department’s oversight.
Under the Biden administration, the department has canceled more than $160 billion in student loans for 4.7 million borrowers, largely by adjusting the rules of existing programs.
The department also issues regulations about how civil rights laws should apply to students, under the direction of the administration.
The Obama administration, for example, wrote new rules on sexual assault in schools and colleges. The Trump administration rolled them back, handing more protections to those accused of assault and saying the previous rules went too far.
More recently, the Biden administration wrote rules providing greater and more explicit protections for LGBTQ students. Republican-led states have sued to block the rules, with a judge putting the regulations on pause in many states, including some schools in Wisconsin.
It would be useful to evaluate the role and effectiveness of the taxpayer funded federal grants (“grant making industrial complex”)on k-12….
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Curiously, after reducing rigor statewide, Wisconsin DPI Superintendent Underly chimes in.
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WEAC: $1.57 million for Four Wisconsin Senators
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The data clearly indicate that being able to read is not a requirement for graduation at (Madison) East, especially if you are black or Hispanic”
My Question to Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers on Teacher Mulligans and our Disastrous Reading Results
2017: West High Reading Interventionist Teacher’s Remarks to the School Board on Madison’s Disastrous Reading Results
Madison’s taxpayer supported K-12 school district, despite spending far more than most, has long tolerated disastrous reading results.
“An emphasis on adult employment”
Wisconsin Public Policy Forum Madison School District Report[PDF]
Friday Afternoon Veto: Governor Evers Rejects AB446/SB454; an effort to address our long term, disastrous reading results
Booked, but can’t read (Madison): functional literacy, National citizenship and the new face of Dred Scott in the age of mass incarceration.
When A Stands for Average: Students at the UW-Madison School of Education Receive Sky-High Grades. How Smart is That?
