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153 sats \ 15 replies \ @Undisciplined 21h \ on: Institutional handwringing over Trump is old hat and annoying Politics_And_Law
The blob can sense that it's under threat.
They need to take a chill pill. They survived 2016-2020, they'll survive 2024-2028.
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USAID survived the first term, too. If the Department of Ed gets the axe, which seems to actually be under consideration, there will be fallout for all of academia.
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I think I'd take the over if we're saying 50/50. The right has always talked about it and now they're actually doing serious stuff.
Not as many people are going to college and parents have never been more down on government education.
I hope they go through all the humiliating revelations, like with USAID, before cutting it, though.
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I'm gonna take the under. I don't know for sure, but my sense is that it fills too many logistically critical functions to just cut it. Things like basic accreditation, student loan programs, etc. I'm not saying these functions should be handled by the Dept. of Ed., only that I don't think they can be unraveled in 4 years without causing so much chaos in the system that even Trump will balk.
I do think a lot of programs and funding will get chopped.
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I thought most accreditation was handled by regional organizations.
One possibility is closing down the department, while moving a couple of functions (like student loans) into another department. That might tie in to whatever SWF proposal it was that included student loans in the fund.
Oh, stop giving us hope bro!!
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