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To be crystal clear

Feb 5, 2025, 1:37 PM

I'm not making the argument it will be better for society. It's simply what I want.

I know it won't happen b/c, to your point, I think it's a net negative to society as obviously we need taxpayer funded daycare.

So back to the discussion....

I don't know the answer. But I know it's somewhere between what I want (empowering parents in Ancapistan) and where it is now (bureaucratic government ###########).

A good starting point would be giving parents the option to "opt out" of public education and use those tax dollars elsewhere, for education.

Another good start would be uncapping the dependent care FSA programs to $5k a household. That's 15% of my childcare costs annually. Extend these programs as tax deductions (up to the limit you put in, plus some) to re-appropriate said funds, tax free, to a better educational program/school/institution for children.

At the 30k ft view, there needs to be incentive for the schools to attract students / families versus being talked to like I'm going to the DMV when I call my local school board (which downright just chapped my motherfuckingass).

What we have right now is a catastrophic failure. Putting more money on the problem is like trying to put out a fire with kerosene, in my view.

Also - for another day, we don't have "fully privatized healthcare" though either, or else Medicaid / Medicare wouldn't' be a thing.

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Don’t recognize and likely don’t care about educational and support services (including food and medical) for disadvantaged children in rural communities or inner cities. Not to mention, IEP programs for kids who may not thrive with traditional educational instructions.

Directly to your point, funding metrics and educational results can be skewed based upon the student population included in the data.

South Carolina receives over 16% of educational funds from “federal funds”. Let’s ask how the Pub Governor and State legislature plan to make up this gap if federal funding goes away. (Now there’s some argument for local and State control of education. However the downside is that American education services for our kids will be dependent upon the wealth of the local communities and the State.)

My wife majored in and has a Masters in math education from Clemson. Back in the day the saying in education was “Thank God there is Mississippi” because old South Carolina ranked 49 out of 50 states. Maybe that was when America was great?

Our Educational system is #1 in spending but #41

Re: Our Educational system is #1 in spending but #41

ftfy

And kids with shiitty parents?

Re: And kids with shiitty parents?

What are you talking about?

by all means

Fully privatized education would effectively lead to similar results as fully

To be crystal clear

Ah. Your first sentence was the context I was lacking.

That would depend on how ###### the town, district, county, or state is...

Re: Our Educational system is #1 in spending but #41

This is a valid and relevant point. Sadly most posters

This ISN'T about funding going away... This IS about eliminating the excessive

We continue to lower the bar so that everyone can pass...

Rerun the numbers without special ed costs?

We can add this to your Generation's legacy of

No, it is YOUR generation that came up with 'New Math' and "equity"...***

amen***

Dems have owned Education since the '50's. Record $$, no results. Shocker.***

Love all these experts here saying how Education needs to be restructured.

You don't have to be at the podium to understand it.***

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