Sharpening critique of public schools, House Republicans seek deep education cuts
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The proposal, part of a broader package of GOP-supported spending reductions, would cut Title I spending for low-income schools by 80%. It’s another sign that Republicans are increasingly frustrated with how public schools are funded, what they teach, and their response to COVID.

Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives want to dramatically slash funding for Title I, the long-running federal program that sends money to schools based on the number of children from low-income families that they serve.

A bill advanced by a Republican-controlled House subcommittee on Friday seeks to cut Title I grants by 80% or nearly $15 billion.

Republicans just keep writing the Democrat talking points for the next election.

    • Cethin@lemmy.zipEnglish
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      2 years ago

      There’s an ongoing trend for Republicans saying “public education doesn’t work” so they can privatize the money going to public schools instead. The thing they don’t say is that it doesn’t work as well as it could partially because of them. They would also rather students go to private schools and, in general, get a worse education because it keeps them stupid and many private schools won’t teach them critical thinking (religious schools especially, for example). This will make them more likely to continue the family tradition of voting republican, because “that’s just what we do and the democrats are evil.”