“Is Abolishing the Department of Education the Key to Innovation or a Recipe for Disaster?”
What if, instead of textbooks and tests, we embraced a new paradigm of education that impacts everything from literacy to, well, future super-soldiers? Sounds wild, right? Well, hold onto your hats, because President-elect Donald Trump threw a curveball by vowing to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education! In this satirical deep dive from The Onion, we’re going to explore the outlandish pros and cons of scrapping this federal agency. Is it, as the article suggests, a chance for innovating predatory loans or merely setting ourselves up for an educational free-for-all anchored by Book It!—remember that? Buckle up as we navigate this absurd landscape where logic meets ludicrousness—and maybe, just maybe, discover if education really matters in the grand scheme of things. Curious about the details? Click here <a href="https://theonion.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/EliminatingEducationINFO-G-PH.jpg”>LEARN MORE.
President-elect Donald Trump promised to abolish the U.S. Department of Education. The Onion examines the pros and cons of eliminating the federal agency.
PRO: Paves way for bold new predatory loans
CON: Without standardized testing, it is impossible to tell which of the nation’s youth should be selected for the new super-soldier program.
PRO: Take that, nerds!
CON: Puts the onus on the Pizza Hut Book It! program to set national literacy standards
PRO: States can independently budget which teachers need AK-47s versus simple pistols.
CON: Nagging feeling that education is an issue of national importance
