Elon Musk’s Team Decimates Education Department Arm That Tracks National School Performance
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The Trump administration canceled $900 million in contracts overseen by the Institute of Education Sciences, which partners with scientists and education companies to compile and make public data about schools each year.

The Trump administration canceled $900 million in contracts overseen by the Institute of Education Sciences, which partners with scientists and education companies to compile and make public data about schools each year.

  • Gerudo@lemm.ee
    27·
    11 hours ago

    Can’t be last in first world education stats if you don’t track them

    • por_que_pine@lemm.eeEnglish
      18·
      5 hours ago

      The US has had a department of education since 1979. If it were worth it’s 80B dollar budget, we’d have better academic outcomes. Their budget works out to $26,000 per year for every public school teacher. Dismantle it, pay teachers well and let them decide how best to educate their pupils.

      • DrunkEngineer@lemmy.world
        2·
        1 hour ago

        A very large chunk of that budget pays for college education. In terms of academic outcomes, the US university system is second to none in the world.

        • tehn00bi@lemmy.world
          1·
          4 minutes ago

          I mean, maybe 25% of us teachers actually care about education, the other 83% are in it for the paycheck. 😉