School Choice for Everyone? Trump's Latest Round of Executive Orders

[Swordsmyth]

Donald Trump is signing executive orders (EO) faster than Joe Biden pardons his family members, and on Wednesday evening, he set his sights on education. While the president's goals are lofty, they could be huge for American children.

The "Expanding Educational Freedom and Opportunity for Families" EO is all about working to ensure every child in this country has access to school choice, something several states are already focused on. It gives the secretary of Education 60 days to "issue guidance regarding how States can use Federal formula funds to support K-12 educational choice initiatives." The president claims that all parents should have a say in how their children are raised, including how they're educated.

More at: https://pjmedia.com/sarah-anderson/...mps-latest-round-of-executive-orders-n4936496

 

[TheCount]

So much for abolishing the Department of Education


Evidently we're giving it more authority instead

 

[Swordsmyth]

So much for abolishing the Department of Education


Evidently we're giving it more authority instead

Nope, this is just something good to do with it until it is abolished.

 

[Anti Federalist]

Anything the helps the exodus from government schools is a good thing.

Government schools are child abuse.

 

[acptulsa]

Nope, this is just something good to do with it until it is abolished.

Anything the helps the exodus from government schools is a good thing.

Government schools are child abuse.

You're a pair of idiots. This paves a highway for the E.D. straight into the heart of the business of every private school in this nation.

Conservatism says get "Federal formula funds" back into the hands of the parents who paid those taxes and leave them alone. But you partisans will wag your tails over anything remotely resembling a bone, especially right after a major psyop. No wonder the right foot did at least as much as the left foot to frog-march us into tyranny.

It's true. If you stand for nothing, you'll fall for anything. Even this crap. I expect that of the shill, but one of you has been around here long enough to know better.

 

[Anti Federalist]

You're a pair of idiots. This paves a highway for the E.D. straight into the heart of the business of every private school in this nation.

Hey, good to see you too.

In case you haven't noticed, and by your snark I can you have not, the government already has its ugly snout in private schooling.

 

[Swordsmyth]

Hey, good to see you too.

In case you haven't noticed, and by your snark I can you have not, the government already has its ugly snout in private schooling.

He's just mad Trump is doing something to help Americans get their kids out of the propaganda factories while he works on getting rid of the Education Department.

 

[GlennwaldSnowdenAssanged]

Present schools fail on their primary objective to educate children.
Spending more money is not the answer.

 

[Swordsmyth]

Present schools fail on their primary objective to educate children.
Spending more money is not the answer.

Fortunately Trump is not spending any more money and he's helping children move to different schools.

 

[GlennwaldSnowdenAssanged]

Fortunately Trump is not spending any more money and he's helping children move to different schools.

That is not possible. You cannot have a kid that is a block away from the local school move to a school 60 miles away and say it doesn't cost more money. Furthermore, if many people want to go to that school it creates an issue with not enough teachers or just too many kids.

Do you have children?

 

[Swordsmyth]

That is not possible. You cannot have a kid that is a block away from the local school move to a school 60 miles away and say it doesn't cost more money. Furthermore, if many people want to go to that school it creates an issue with not enough teachers or just too many kids.

Do you have children?

Trump is taking federal money that is already being spent on other things and routing it to pay for children to go to private schools etc.

It's not that hard to understand.

 

[GlennwaldSnowdenAssanged]

Trump is taking federal money that is already being spent on other things and routing it to pay for children to go to private schools etc.

It's not that hard to understand.

Kinda how in the past someone in Government decided to take Social Security and use it for something else?

It is ludicrous to think or say that there is no additional money being spent on education when you are diverting money that would be going someplace else and now allocating it to education.

 

[Swordsmyth]

Kinda how in the past someone in Government decided to take Social Security and use it for something else?

It is ludicrous to think or say that there is no additional money being spent on education when you are diverting money that would be going someplace else and now allocating it to education.

The Education department has a certain amount of money allocated to it, Trump is making them spend it on something to help parents and their children instead of things that don't or that hurt them.

You aren't this stupid.

 

[GlennwaldSnowdenAssanged]

The Education department has a certain amount of money allocated to it, Trump is making them spend it on something to help parents and their children instead of things that don't or that hurt them.

You aren't this stupid.

Your own words, "Trump is taking federal money that is already being spent on other things and routing it to pay for children to go to private schools etc."

Sounds like he could be taking money from anywhere. I do not know. You seem to know everything until you are asked and then only throw out insults.

 

[helenpaul]

Anything the helps the exodus from government schools is a good thing.

Government schools are child abuse.

Yes, get your kids out of the control of techers unions

 

[GlennwaldSnowdenAssanged]

If money that was previously allocated for another purpose is redirected to education, then yes, the expense for education would effectively increase within that particular fiscal context. Here's how this would work:


Redirection of Funds: If funds from programs like the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) or other non-education specific allocations are used for school choice or educational initiatives, then the amount of money going into education would increase compared to what it was before the redirection.
Budgetary Impact: From a budgetary standpoint, this redirection would not increase the total federal budget but would shift existing allocations. However, for the education sector, this would represent an increase in funding because it's receiving money that was originally intended for other areas.
Departmental or Programmatic Shifts: If, for example, the Department of Defense reallocates part of its budget for educational purposes for military families, this would increase the education expense within the DoD's budget, even though the overall budget for defense might remain the same.
Perception vs. Reality: While the education expense increases in this scenario, it's important to note that this isn't an increase in total federal spending but rather a reallocation. However, from the perspective of those managing or benefiting from education programs, there's an increase in available resources for education.


The caveat here is that such reallocations can sometimes lead to debates about whether this is the best use of funds, potentially at the expense of the original programs' objectives. Additionally, any significant or permanent shift in funding might require Congressional action to officially reallocate or increase budget lines, especially if it involves moving money across different departments or major programs.

 

[GlennwaldSnowdenAssanged]

The education model whether private or public has failed.

The objective of educating children has been obfuscated.

It is easy to teach children yet the school system has failed miserably.

It needs total reform.

 

[TheTexan]

I'd be happy to "issue guidance regarding how States can use Federal formula funds".

I'd tell them exactly where they can put those funds.

 

[Matt Collins]

Vouchers are just another way for government to get its hands involved in non-government education. The government should instead be issuing tax refunds for those who don't use government schools.

 

[acptulsa]

Hey, good to see you too.

In case you haven't noticed, and by your snark I can you have not, the government already has its ugly snout in private schooling.

You're the one who appears either to have not noticed, or to think conservatism means conserving Democrat crap. It is existential, so it can't be eradicated? Your attitude is why we can't have nice things.

He's just mad Trump is doing something to help Americans get their kids out of the propaganda factories while he works on getting rid of the Education Department.

You were on a real roll with the flagrant rules violations this morning, toxic bot. When you're not insulting jmdrake, unknown and others, you're trying to put your nonsense in my mouth. Trump made noises about ridding us of ED, but this is just one of the ways his actions have consolidated its power instead. I honestly don't care how much you wag your tail because this looks like a bone to you, dawg. It's still going to turn every school in the country into a propaganda factory, whether during Trump's term or the next one.

Why do you hate shrinking government? You scream for it when Democrats are in charge, and anyone with three working brain cells knows it won't happen, but when some random guy who self-identifies with an R is in the White House, you worship every brick of every federal building. You, Toxibot, are a cultist.

Republicans. Preserving, protecting and conserving Democrat crap since 1861.