President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday to begin elimination of the education sector, and then showed that some of the remaining functions of the department will soon be offloaded to the Small Business Administration and the Department of Health and Human Services.
These decisions have infuriated a variety of radical groups, including a union of teachers calling for a catastrophic shutdown of schools during the pandemic. Liberal media seems reflexively eager to join the boss of the American Federation of Teachers Randi Weingarten It includes other leftists defending the Molibund Institution, including Margaret Brennan of CBS News.
in conversation On Sunday with Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul (R), Brennan was concerned about the closure of the Department of Education, suggesting that federal funds for his state schools could be at risk. The senators questioned speakers' estimates, particularly about the value of their federal funds, suggesting the possibility of innovation, namely, A-teams of advanced teachers at better pay can teach American students in large quantities.
Rather than fighting to guarantee more federal funds, Paul emphasized that he prefers to ensure “assurance that my kids can read, write and do mathematics.”
“Why are two-thirds of children unable to read because of proficiency?”
Brennan began by proposing federal funds for high-poverty students Kentucky Through the school Title i The Primary and Secondary Education Act could be threatened by the closure of the Department of Education.
“[Kentucky has] Over 900 schools This includes these Title I programs. These programs are low-income schools that need to continue running federal grants. If the president closes its education sector, how will schools get that money? ” asked Brennan.
Rather than identifying ways to maintain such funding, Paul noted that other federal funding flows aimed at improving student achievement do not seem to actually help.
“If we're sending all this money to Kentucky and all other states, I think it's a bigger question. [is] The Republican senator said. Why are more than two-thirds of children not proficient in mathematics? ”
Educational Data Initiative It is shown As of February, federal, state and local governments had blown $857.2 billion in kindergarten-to-high school education. This amounts to $17,277 per student. Federal taxes account for 13.6% of public K-12 funds nationwide.
In Kentucky, K-12 schools average $15,337 per student, with $3,195 coming from the federal government.
“The dollar numbers increased exponentially, and our scores were reversed.”
According to In response to the national assessment of educational advancement, only 31% of fourth-grade students and 30% of eighth-grade students across the country performed at the “NAEP Skilled” level or above in the 2024 reading assessment.
Last year, it was found that only 39% of fourth-grade students and 28% of eighth-grade students were proficient in mathematics.
2019 NAEP evaluation It was found that only 35% and 33% of the proficiency levels in the fourth and eighth graders, respectively, performed.
His score was better in Paul's condition, but he was still far from the star.
In Kentucky, standardized test results showed that last year 47% of elementary school students were proficient in reading, 42% of students were proficient in mathematics, and 34% were proficient in science. It has been reported Louisville Courier Journal.
An assessment conducted in May showed that at the middle school level, 45% of students were proficient in reading, 39% were proficient in mathematics, and 22% were proficient in science. At the high school level, 45% were proficient in reading, with 35% in mathematics and 6% in science.
“It's a complete failure,” Paul added.
Brennan may have rebutted the issue that programs that received federal cash could have been inadequately managed by local administrators.
“Look, the number of dollars has increased exponentially and our scores have been reversed. So the dollar is not proportional to the success of education,” Paul said.
“It's always been a very mainstream Republican position for the state to control schools,” Paul said. “Don't send the money back to the US or, better yet, don't get it from the state. About half of us are. budget In Kentucky, you go to education, but that's the same in many states. I think we can handle that better. ”
“When I talk to teachers, they rub against national orders on tests that they think are not suitable for children,” the senator continued. “They think they spend too much time on testing across the country. Teachers want more autonomy. I think teachers deserve more autonomy.”
In addition to suggesting that the state is better equipped to handle local education and that the national education obligation will interfere with local education efforts, Paul pointed out that radical, outdoor thinking may be the way forward. For example, “We proposed to develop online instruction by NBA or NFL teachers.
The proposed teacher A-team “may teach 10 million children at a time, so that's because local teachers will be presented to the internet by reinforcing their lessons,” Paul said.
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