How would Trump’s plan to abolish the Department of Education affect Colorado schools?

The U.S. Department of Education provides roughly 10% of funding to Colorado schools.

[onerider]

When Carter started this in 1979, the US was first in primary education. Now we pay millions into this black hole, and are 26th.

[tommyhooks]

Colorado needs to get its act together !

[markgotschall]

We didn't have a Department of Education before 1979, test scores have done nothing but drop since it inception.

[jonb]

The reason is we are spending 1 Trillion dollars and we have the worst education.

[tccrash]

The segment points out that Colorado gets about 10% of their budget from the Department of Education in Washington. That's the big concern? The annual budget for the Department of Education is 238 Billion...they give 79 billion combined to all the states. That means MOST of their budget (159 B) isn't leaving Washington. Talk about bloated government! You could axe that department, DOUBLE what the states get and STILL save 80 billion! LET'S DO IT!

[madam]

Education needs reconstruction badly in this country.

[danzillaar]

All I hear is interviewed bureaucrats who are afraid of losing their positions. Are you afraid your state can’t provide the education or children need?

[CoreyTatro]

7 out of 4 people agree, edgeucation is bad in America. 😮

[juditrotter]

I’ve been a Mom and Gran since the 1970’s. Here are some of the observations I have. Starting about 1960 Congress repeatedly passed laws adding responsibility to schools to address social ills. No Child Left Behind schools running everything for any child that has special needs. The day Gorsuch took his vow the rest of the Supremes issued an opinion that NCLBehind required each child to have the best education. There are lots of these laws, many from GW Bush and other Dems. The list goes on and on. Many of these are unfunded mandates.

My other observation is that schools are too big. 1000 to 4000 kids in a high school?! Many parents are so overwhelmed they don’t have the time to partner with the schools. Workin two or three jobs to pay the Bills and put food on the table. This won’t be a wave a magic wand and it’s all better. Lots of laws to unwind.

[cherylcooper]

Colorado needs to pay for their own education!

[capricepercle]

By abolishing it on a federal level, it goes back to the states! That is where it should be.

[Heartsteel]

Its hard to be upset about the prospect of the DoE getting abolished when every school you attended in the state of Colorado is doing horribly under them, I'm ngl

[michellewinkler]

We Love Colorado School for the Deaf and Blind established in 1874. Please do not leave our deaf and blind children behind!

[CafeSquirrel]

Federal government was never intended to have this much reach! Trump is returning America back to what our founding fathers intended. Less government overreach and more freedom to the people.

[ricksterbobolishious]

Please abolish it! It's worthless and in the way.

[GLT]

Bahahaha! The professor cracks me up! The schools are a joke.

[johngorick]

Lets see. Clean them up? Make them better for education? Depends on whether its actuals teachers running them or politicians.

[susananderson]

Consider how our schools have been doing a terrible educating our kids.

[danr]

All the ones milking the “no child left behind” are the ones with objections.

[officialbesttimeever]

As someone who has taught in a handful of schools I have come to the conclusion that we need to start from scratch. Maybe this isnt a bad thing ?? Maybe...