Let me use one of your cults favorite words.

It is up to the stakeholders (utterly stupid use of the word) to push bringing back the necessity of focusing on core subjects. Those stakeholders are the parents. It is not the educators decision on subject matter, it is their job to teach.

I am not part of the cult, stakeholders is a stupid word to use in context used by the Democrats. The stakeholders are the parents(it is their children's education at stake) Yes it is the job of educators to teach. All curriculum should be decided with parental involvement working with boards and school districts. In my last years of teaching I was on textbook committees and we begged for parental involvement in deciding what texts to approve and use. Unfortunately we got very little parental input. I hope things have improved since 2017 when I retired.

Since the lockdowns with COVID, parents have become more involved. They saw things that displeased them greatly.

When I was volunteering at schools, it drive me up the walls that so few parents attended parent conferences or school events. My feeling is if your child attends a school, even if that child is not in the choir or sports team, you should attempt to attend a few events as a support for student efforts.

Oh, if memory serves you were in AL. They are right now playing UNC in the Sweet 16 game.

Yes after I retired we moved to AL(Tuscaloosa)and in both 2017 and 2019 I was a substitue for the county schools. I just received my credentials to become a sub here in Texas for this Fall. I missed being around students and am looking forward to be going back in the Fall. It's good to hear that things are getting better with parental interests in their children's schools. Yes we do agree on being active in supporting kids in school activities. We attend our grandkids here Debates, sports(currently baseball and softball) and choir concerts. My daughter is planning on running for schoolboard here also. Yep watched the game...Woww can't believe Bama is in the Elite8 that was another great game. My next game I really want to see is UH/Duke on Sunday. UH beat my Aggies in OT last Sunday after the Aggs came back from 13down to tie at the buzzer with a top of the key 3.

Joe messina-3/13/24—printed off 3/27/24
Former President Donald Trump is actively promoting his agenda in anticipation of a potential second term, causing ripples in the political landscape.
In a recent address in Nashville, Tennessee, Trump announced his intention to dismantle the Department of Education, garnering significant support and applause from the crowd.
This declaration was made during his keynote speech at the 2024 National Religious Broadcasters’ International Christian Media Convention.
Trump has reiterated his plan to effectively eliminate the agency established by President Jimmy Carter in 1979 on previous occasions.
Trump openly expressed his strong desire to eliminate the DOE, a move supported by many conservatives who view it as a misuse of taxpayer money that fails to benefit students and is often overly politicized.
“We’re going to end the so-called Department of Education. We might have one desk, one person, just to make sure everyone is speaking English,” Trump said during his keynote speech.

Nashville Scene noted:
He pledged to “support a policy of universal school choice” and promised to grant “529 education savings accounts to be used for homeschooling expenses up to $10,000 a year, per child, completely tax-free,” as well as reiterating conservative calls to shut down the U.S. Department of Education.
“With your prayers, your voice and your vote, we will reclaim our government from these horrible tyrants,” Trump told the audience, adding that he will “restore faith and family to the center of American life” and saying that “the great revival of America begins on Nov. 5, 2024.”
The former Secretary of Education under Trump has openly stated that she believes the Department of Education should not exist. This view garnered widespread support on social media when Trump announced his plans to abolish the agency.
“Education should be controlled by the states,” one X user wrote.
Another X user wrote, “We have the second worst president (I’ll never lie to ya) the peanut farmer from Georgia to thank for the Dept of Education, the EPA and a couple more.”
“Finally! Also get rid of Agriculture, Energy, HUD, EPA, HHS, and Labor. Anything useful they do would be better done by states or private organizations,” another social media user wrote.