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Posted on: March 6, 2025 at 08:45:29 CT

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but unions, in general, are completely unnecessary in the modern workforce at any level outside of monopolies like pro sports. They are a drag on the business and a tax on the consumer and the workers they supposedly represent.

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I know there is somewhat of a debate over whether - Outsider MU - 3/6 08:24:06

Ther easy way to end the Department of Education is to have - tigertix MU - 3/6 10:13:56

Education is not a federal duty - BigDave MU - 3/6 09:38:45

Education should be left to local school boards - Spanky KU - 3/6 10:34:40

RE: Education should be left to local school boards - sarasotatiger MU - 3/6 12:04:26

I agree mostly with what you say… - Outsider MU - 3/6 09:58:59

Those things already happen - BigDave MU - 3/6 10:44:34

If a small department were left it would eventually bloat - DHighlander NWMSU - 3/6 10:24:38

RE: I agree mostly with what you say… - sarasotatiger MU - 3/6 10:05:01

Does it need 4500 employees making an - Outsider MU - 3/6 10:14:39

lol (nm) - 90Tiger STL - 3/6 11:17:11

Fixed. Sorry, I don’t catch my m and b mistakes. (nm) - Outsider MU - 3/6 11:26:16

Nm (nm) - Outsider MU - 3/6 11:30:37

the Constitution is just a piece of paper - Seagull MU - 3/6 09:52:48

RE: the Constitution is just a piece of paper - sarasotatiger MU - 3/6 10:08:45

RE: Education is not a federal duty - sarasotatiger MU - 3/6 09:45:52

School districts are absolutely a business - BigDave MU - 3/6 10:52:12

RE: School districts are absolutely a business - sarasotatiger MU - 3/6 12:06:29

You are thinking about corporations - BigDave MU - 3/6 12:23:48

RE: You are thinking about corporations - sarasotatiger MU - 3/6 12:37:29

Most of the costs to education come from us attempting to - DHighlander NWMSU - 3/6 12:28:57

RE: Most of the costs to education come from us attempting to - sarasotatiger MU - 3/6 12:39:07

One can argue that it should or should not be done but it - DHighlander NWMSU - 3/6 12:52:46

Correct. It is only expensive - BigDave MU - 3/6 13:51:21

If things have changed then change the Constitution, the - DHighlander NWMSU - 3/6 09:50:41

RE: If things have changed then change the Constitution, the - sarasotatiger MU - 3/6 10:03:36

Are you suggesting that you disagree with my statement? - DHighlander NWMSU - 3/6 10:23:21

jfc so ignore all of the constitution not just the parts you - 90Tiger STL - 3/6 09:50:23

Some students just use AI for their homework and - KCT-BoneTiger MU

- 3/6 09:24:34

RE: Some students just use AI for their homework and - sarasotatiger MU - 3/6 09:38:09

I think we could have one but drastically reduce size. - GA Tiger MU - 3/6 09:17:13

RE: I think we could have one but drastically reduce size. - sarasotatiger MU - 3/6 09:56:11

consistent marxist and communist propaganda maker. Dems - TigerFan92 STL - 3/6 09:15:07

RE: consistent marxist and communist propaganda maker. Dems - sarasotatiger MU - 3/6 09:40:00

Your schools failed to teach you critical thinking. You see - TigerMatt STL - 3/6 09:26:17

RE: Your schools failed to teach you critical thinking. You see - sarasotatiger MU - 3/6 09:48:28

RE: I know there is somewhat of a debate over whether - sarasotatiger MU - 3/6 08:39:49

This is from a lifelong teacher. Every single state has a - DHighlander NWMSU - 3/6 08:37:04

how will this impact state funding?(nm) - Fire Marshall Bill MU - 3/6 09:14:16

There is no reason it should. The Fed DoE is just a middle - DHighlander NWMSU - 3/6 09:39:09

RE: There is no reason it should. The Fed DoE is just a middle - sarasotatiger MU - 3/6 09:55:10

There is no reason the state DoEs cannot do what you are - DHighlander NWMSU - 3/6 10:26:36

Up to Congress - sks MU - 3/6 09:02:49

Those SHOULD be their main functions, they are not currently - DHighlander NWMSU - 3/6 09:41:54

RE: Those SHOULD be their main functions, they are not currently - sarasotatiger MU - 3/6 10:00:04

Your last two sentences are total BS. Districts want to - DHighlander NWMSU - 3/6 10:31:11

RE: Your last two sentences are total BS. Districts want to - sarasotatiger MU - 3/6 12:16:30

Wrong - sks MU - 3/6 11:18:34

Not clueless at all. 35 years in urban education. Good - DHighlander NWMSU - 3/6 11:26:47

RE: This is from a lifelong teacher. Every single state has a - sarasotatiger MU - 3/6 08:53:52

this type of oversight? - CulturedDan MU

- 3/6 09:28:45

RE: this type of oversight? - sarasotatiger MU - 3/6 10:17:48

Why do we need a federal dept. looking over the shoulder of - BH O'bonga MU - 3/6 08:59:36

RE: Why do we need a federal dept. looking over the shoulder of - sarasotatiger MU - 3/6 09:33:18

Consistency between states is the argument - sks MU - 3/6 09:09:44

"consistency between the states" - 90Tiger STL - 3/6 11:08:35

Is that a federal issue? Is it a constitutional issue?(nm) - DHighlander NWMSU - 3/6 09:43:14

RE: Consistency between states: The same could be argued - BH O'bonga MU - 3/6 09:36:14

RE: Consistency between states is the argument - sarasotatiger MU - 3/6 09:35:57

why should standards be uniform across the country? - Seagull MU - 3/6 09:13:08

RE: why should standards be uniform across the country? - sarasotatiger MU - 3/6 12:41:24

sorry, but that doesn't answer my question (nm) - Seagull MU - 3/6 13:32:19

You may have answered it but it was a nonsense response(nm) - DHighlander NWMSU - 3/6 12:55:54

RE: why should standards be uniform across the country? - sks MU - 3/6 09:26:42

Should let the states decide on who can play what sports? - KCT-BoneTiger MU

- 3/6 09:07:32

as long as they receive federal money there will be - Seagull MU - 3/6 09:14:18

Elimination of the DoE does not eliminate federal funding. - DHighlander NWMSU - 3/6 09:44:42

I guess if Musk’s DOGE cuts the funding then states can make - KCT-BoneTiger MU

- 3/6 09:27:46

states can already make their own decision, genius, they - 90Tiger STL - 3/6 11:10:35

what do you think happens if a state violated the EO? (nm) - Seagull MU - 3/6 09:45:44

thta department could be 25 people - FootballRefugee MU

- 3/6 09:05:29

RE: This is from a lifelong teacher. Every single state has a - sarasotatiger MU - 3/6 08:40:49

Seriously? (nm) - DHighlander NWMSU - 3/6 09:29:11

you can't be this stupid. They are solely responsible for - TigerFan92 STL - 3/6 09:17:47

RE: you can't be this stupid. They are solely responsible for - sks MU - 3/6 09:31:43

Totally agree. A pizz poor teacher with motivated students - DHighlander NWMSU - 3/6 09:36:48

Exactly - sks MU - 3/6 09:42:25

I have been in the classroom for 35 years now. There is not - DHighlander NWMSU - 3/6 09:46:13

Where has the Union fought for higher standards - Outsider MU - 3/6 08:54:05

Your first paragraph is incorrect. The teachers' unions - DHighlander NWMSU - 3/6 09:34:14

I'm not a teacher - Wildcat KSU - 3/6 08:45:29

Obviously a matter of opinion - sks MU - 3/6 09:15:09

RE: I'm not a teacher - sarasotatiger MU - 3/6 08:47:03

Right. I live without Unions - Wildcat KSU - 3/6 16:09:49

many seek to do exactly that - FootballRefugee MU

- 3/6 08:54:51

..effectively neuter the power of the teacher unions - Wildcat KSU - 3/6 08:40:42

Given the first rule of a bureaucracy,... - kp83 MU - 3/6 08:29:09

the first one is the constitutionality metric. the second i - 90Tiger STL - 3/6 08:27:54