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85 sats \ 5 replies \ @SimpleStacker OP 21h \ parent \ on: Institutional handwringing over Trump is old hat and annoying Politics_And_Law
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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41 sats \ 0 replies \ @Aardvark 21h
It can definitely get pared down at the minimum, and I'd wager that they're not spending money appropriately.
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80 sats \ 3 replies \ @Undisciplined 21h
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.
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69 sats \ 2 replies \ @Aardvark 21h
I wonder how much of that can just be done at the state level anyhow. I'd prefer the federal government to have as little power as possible. Realistically if they have to exist at all, it should have a much more limited scope.
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71 sats \ 1 reply \ @Undisciplined 21h
It could all be administered at the state level, or just not at all. The problem is that it's probably a program created through Congress, which means they would have to specifically modify it.
Something they could do is just block grant the funding to the states and let them administer their own programs. That's how Medicaid works. Of course, Medicaid sucks, so it might not be the model to follow.
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22 sats \ 0 replies \ @Aardvark 20h
I'm certainly not the best person to give an opinion on the specifics of policy. All I know is the more people standing between the provider and recipients of money, the less money makes it to the recipients.
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