Trump Administration Freezes Billions in Federal Funds at Cornell and Northwestern

[ThreeCardMonte]

35 minutes ago, Wrwest said:

Yea! we don't need to stinking education we are MAAGA and got common sense! Ignorance is no one's friend. As you demonstrate ...

Retired school teacher?

[stupidfarang]

On 4/11/2025 at 10:42 AM, Wrwest said:

We don't need no stinkin higher education research ... we got common sense.

No common sense in the USA, 21% of adults in the US are illiterate in 2024. 54% of adults have a literacy below a 6th-grade level (20% are below 5th-grade level). From the National Literacy Institute. 

 

[Wrwest]

On 4/16/2025 at 10:27 AM, ThreeCardMonte said:

You have just confirmed no reason for the Department of Education is each state is managing their own affairs.

Actually, the reason for federal government involvement can be traced to American students left to each state were not getting a chance at an equal education (that is a national interest, not limited to any one state). Thus we witnessed the result of segregation and financially continue to witness historically documented education afforded poorer tax support in the various local school districts. A major role of the federal Dept. of Education is to help with finial support of the poorer school districts and overseeing that federal non-discrimination law is carried out. So, yes, there is a need for a national role while leaving most control local.

[JackGats]

Somewhat said: "Harvard is a hedge fund with a university attached to it". There's some truth in that. Universities and their hedge-funds are tax-free, like cults.

 

If I am a right-wing tax-payer, should I be happy with my tax-payer's money going to fund tax-free outfits of left-wing agitprop who already manage billions?

 

Of course this raises the question of why Trump doesn't go after religious cults who enjoy similar privileges.

[Wrwest]

On 4/16/2025 at 10:30 AM, ThreeCardMonte said:

Retired school teacher?

Retired educator. State Lifetime Certified public middle and high school for 16 years. Then last 27 years undergraduate American and European survey courses, retiring as Professor Emeritus.

[Wrwest]

18 hours ago, stupidfarang said:

No common sense in the USA, 21% of adults in the US are illiterate in 2024. 54% of adults have a literacy below a 6th-grade level (20% are below 5th-grade level). From the National Literacy Institute. 

 

Agreed and I am aware. While I strongly support the idea of each citizen having an equal vote, it does mend just that the problem with a democracy is counting heads and not what is in those heads. Tempting to contemplate term limits and literacy tests (applied to all this time).

[connda]

Why do elites schools which essentially only the uber wealthy can afford to attend need the US government to subsidize it's base of wealthy students.