The money flows to curriculum development companies, test development companies, text book designers and SEL/DEI development companies. The DoEd gets to decide from which vendors districts can purchase. Everyone likes to say that the Fed Gov't has NO control over curriculum....but it does!....by funneling education tax dollars into those private companies and then making the states pick from those designated vendors. Public education (k-12) was much better when teachers were paid to develop curriculum for their own districts under the guidance of State DoEds. Before DoEd there was HEW (Health ,Education, Welfare) and they dealt with the loans and other NECESSARY issues, so we can absolutely get rid of the Dept as a whole (it's pretty small) and preserve what is needed. The people who will be hurt the most are those downstream in the private sector (Consultants, Developers, Vendors)....and I think the private "education" industry needs to be thrown out with the dirty bathwater. Just imagine if all of that $$$ actually made it into schools and to pay teachers a decent salary?
But if Secondary Education spending only accounts for 7-14 percent of the ED budget, where does all the money go?
Back into the pockets of the DNC.
The money flows to curriculum development companies, test development companies, text book designers and SEL/DEI development companies. The DoEd gets to decide from which vendors districts can purchase. Everyone likes to say that the Fed Gov't has NO control over curriculum....but it does!....by funneling education tax dollars into those private companies and then making the states pick from those designated vendors. Public education (k-12) was much better when teachers were paid to develop curriculum for their own districts under the guidance of State DoEds. Before DoEd there was HEW (Health ,Education, Welfare) and they dealt with the loans and other NECESSARY issues, so we can absolutely get rid of the Dept as a whole (it's pretty small) and preserve what is needed. The people who will be hurt the most are those downstream in the private sector (Consultants, Developers, Vendors)....and I think the private "education" industry needs to be thrown out with the dirty bathwater. Just imagine if all of that $$$ actually made it into schools and to pay teachers a decent salary?