Summary

The White House is drafting an executive order to dismantle the Department of Education, aligning with Trump's long-standing pledge.

However, Congress must approve the agency's abolition, making its passage unlikely despite GOP control. Critics, including the National Education Association, warn this move would harm students, increase costs, and weaken protections.

GOP lawmakers have repeatedly attempted to eliminate the department since its 1979 founding.

Trump also recently signed an order expanding school choice, reinforcing the Republican agenda of decentralizing education policy.

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[–] 16 points 2 years ago (11 children)

That's why word-of-mouth about the Fediverse is so powerful - and why it'll become increasingly important to return to the old methods of organizing - in person, posters put up at night, meetings in basements and in homes, discussions in back alleys and storage closets. Zines and fliers.

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  • [–] 10 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Huh... I'm tired of feeling helpless, and have been wondering what I can do. I'm so frustrated with the constant bombardment of awful news, and the fact that seemingly nobody I interact with in the real world has any fucking idea that it's happening.

    Maybe I'll be that crazy guy that makes his own newsletter and hands it out at work.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (7 children)

    I think WhatsApp groups might work to spread the word as well. It's mainstream enough and can't be banned like other platforms.

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  • [–] 12 points 2 years ago (6 children)

    It's owned by Meta, why would you trust them?

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (4 children)

    Its E2E messaging so no moderation.

    Since it has widespread adoption one could use it to great local groups to share info and plan protests.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    And they can update this away any time

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    May as well use it until that happens, with a pre decided on backup plan so everyone knows where to meet up again when it does

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago

    How many times do I have to switch services when they enshittify? Because I've already switched from using xmpp chat that allowed me to message Facebook accounts and Google accounts when they decided not to have this feature

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