Donald Trump's pledge to close Department of Education brings mixed opinions from local officials

Rochester Teachers Association President Adam Urbanski and former candidate for NYS Assembly shared differing views on President-elect Trump's plan to close the Department of Education.

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[andywhittaker]

Well it won't make most Americans any dumber than they already are.

[AdrianMunch]

I had a conversation with a Floridian about education and he said Michigan is admired for their education system in the state.

[alexyang]

Not the YouTube losers glazing this move by the 1% to make your kids dumber.

[edwinholcombe]

The real problem is the Teacher's Unions

[carinarigas]

The cost for our college children is absurd, why does it have to cost so much?
Their corporate greed is like an insane, bottomless pit, they are not giving children a chance, they are destroying their lives with student loans most cannot pay off.
Even with part time jobs, they cant even afford living expenses with food, medical and more.
If we did not look after our children at our own cost that makes life hard, they would not be able to study, have a place to live and more.
It just keeps getting worse with no restraint from those in charge or an end to their greed.

[ATHFANATIC]

You should have thought about the consequences before you weaponized the Dept of Ed. Let's abolish it once and for all!

[ryakidden]

Where is Joe McCarthy when you need him. Trump would have made him a Supreme Court Justice.

[betsydonato]

So the Fed is an " agency " ? - wow.

[zxlfsow]

Shut it down These schools are a complete disaster, I home school my 2 children, I won't dare let them out of my sight

[MiMicheIIe]

This country is fucking doomed. Oh my God.

[AngelaRenae]

How would this affect those with already pending Federal student loans and income driven payment plans for low income Americans?

[maribelsmith]

What a lier give the money to the class they are just scared they cant milk the system.

[losttribe]

All in for this. Schools are a disaster.

[laferriere]

The national union reps will have no one to pay thier dues so they will have to fire themselves! File their own grievances and be as absolutely inaffective as they were when they represented teachers😂😂😂 think about how much less money will go into the democat campaign funds.

[sweendawg]

As a teacher i thank trump. The feds have destroyed us

[e-townrobbie]

Have a look at where America is ranked in the world. Kind of a no brainer.

[RichardJew-dx]

What has B of E done???
These people just want to continue job of doing nothing

[kavecrock]

It means nothing. Each state is already running its own education system. There is no US national education system. The US Constitution said nothing about education. It is not a federal matter. Each state handles it.

[nextstory]

The U.S. Department of Education upholds several critical federal laws that safeguard public school students, including Title IX, the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, anti-bullying laws, disability protections, and anti-discrimination and harassment policies. Eliminating the Department of Education would jeopardize these vital protections, among other things.

[KimChilds]

Gotta secure that future "poorly educated" MAGA vote.