Mass layoffs are reportedly expected to start tonight at the Department of Education with nearly half the staff to be eliminated https://t.co/mGs1GHp3rC
— philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) March 11, 2025
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As the Department of Education has just been told to vacate the building by 6PM this afternoon, here’s a reminder from George Carlin on why they are dismantling Education in this country.
— Brian Krassenstein (@krassenstein) March 11, 2025
“The don’t want a population of citizens capable of critical thinking… that doesn’t help… pic.twitter.com/oibpeF7EMm
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BREAKING: While boasting on Fox News about her efforts to dismantle the Department of Education, Linda McMahon couldn’t even explain what the IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act) is.
— Brian Krassenstein (@krassenstein) March 11, 2025
This is the person trying to destroy education in America. Let that sink in. pic.twitter.com/2ShdrBJQdK
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The Department of Education’s mission of public education must continue. If it stops, all students will feel the impact. pic.twitter.com/HWSRE2IZZZ
— Mark Takano (@RepMarkTakano) March 11, 2025
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As Trump guts the Department of Education, remember that his plan to cut the corporate tax rate to 15% would give the 100 largest corporations a tax cut larger than the entire department’s K-12 budget.
— Robert Reich (@RBReich) March 11, 2025
Really think about how twisted this all is.
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The Department of Education does little to set curriculum.
— Skyler Johnson (@SkylerforNY) March 12, 2025
The reason Trump wants to dismantle it is the department is tasked with protecting students against discrimination and enforcing equal access to education.
It’s a ploy to harm minority, poor, and disabled students.