By signing an executive order to dismantle the Department of Education, President Donald Trump will reduce more authority to state and local elected officials to determine what content young children are exposed to in the classroom. This is especially true for district school board members who can determine the curriculum taught by students, and perhaps gain broader authority.
In most jurisdictions, board members are responsible Employs supervisors and other administrators, approve student curriculum, develop policies, and fund budget districts. These school boards have more power as the Trump administration sends education back to the state.
While this may worry people using the Educational Sector (ED) to support Trump, they may worry about eliminating diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) from American schools, parents have the critical authority to eliminate eye awakening ideology from their children’s classrooms. Selected Board members who support and support their belief in their values ​​and proper education.
In recent years, parents have been taking over the board of education, where they have promoted DEIs across the country and learned ideology. Perhaps the biggest example is Miami-Dade County Public Schools (MDCPS). Support from Republican Florida Governor Ron DeSantis with the help of grassroots organizations like Mama for Freedom was selected A conservative majority of the district’s school board of education in 2022.
Before this election, the MDCP was openly Promotion He defended critical racial theories and the idea that children would move to different genders. The district provided books, particularly to staff and students. I’m jazz and Jack (not Jackie) It was characterized by aggressively young transgender children.
After the conservative majority took control, they cleaned up the district and eliminated Day. The district’s DEI website that hosted the troubling staff content no longer exists. Conservatives It is maintained A majority in the 2024 election.
MDCPS is consistent It’s still It is one of the top five school districts in the country. After the 2022 election, it was America’s largest school district with a conservative school board majority, but this could be for the better now.
The Clark County School District (CCSD) in Las Vegas is also one of the largest districts in the United States. It was in the district guidance In order to keep students’ gender identity hidden from parents, Approved The controversial sex education curriculum and Fees apply Prevention Prevention League (ADL) to provide DEI training to staff and students.
In the recent November election, two candidates who have connections with moms for freedom I won CCSD’s Board of Education seating – showing a major positive change for the district.
Winners like these two districts are happening all over the country, but not without pushbacks. Left-wing groups supporting DEI Red wine and blue and Nationwide Education Association (NEA) has scratched and nailed to maintain schools in our country. NEA has it about $400 million in revenue Every year, we promote that unsettling agenda.
Parents cannot be glorified. Winning is always possible and within reach, but not without effort. Virginia is probably the biggest example.
Before 2021, the general consensus was that Virginia is now permanently left-leaning. Until the 2020 presidential election, Washington Post flat It has been reported It was in a “solid blue.”
That wasn’t the case as Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin won the state the following year with the issue of education. His victory is often his opponent, famous for former government Terry McAuliffe Claim The parent should not be involved in the school teaching their children, resulting in the parents vote for Youngkin.
If parents can prefer to lean Virginia, then districts and states are not out of reach.
Parents should not be afraid that the Trump administration will dismantle the ED. They should use the opportunity to elect school boards and state officials who express their values, and return the focus of education to prepare students for real-world careers.
Trump is eliminating federal overreach. Now, parents have to do their part.
Casey Ryan is an educational advocate author and investigative reporter for parents.
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