How do you feel about Trump asking SCOTUS to cut teacher-training expenses as part of eliminating DEI?

[Cubus]

The Trump administration on Wednesday asked the Supreme Court to allow it to cut hundreds of millions of dollars for teacher training.

A federal judge in Boston temporarily blocked the cuts, finding they were already affecting training programs aimed at addressing a nationwide teacher shortage. An appeals court turned away a plea from the administration to allow them to resume.

The two education programs at issue — the Teacher Quality Partnership and Supporting Effective Educator Development — provide more than $600 million in grants for teacher preparation programs, often in subject areas such as math, science and special education, the states have argued. They said data has shown the programs had led to increased teacher retention rates and ensured that educators remain in the profession beyond five years.

The Republican president signed an executive order calling for the dismantling of the Education Department, and his administration has started overhauling much of its work, including cutting dozens of contracts it dismissed as “woke” and wasteful.

Source: https://www.politico.com/news/2025/03/26/trump-supreme-court-teacher-training-00251211

[midnightmoon05]

Thank goodness yes please!!! So much time and money wasted just to keep us busy!
I really love teaching the kids but the beauacracy system is holding everyone back. Or making everyone dumb.
they also need to fix the curriculum…I refused to teach some of the lessons.
they took away a unit that we love but I will teach it in June with my door closed.

[Cubus]

You're a teacher right?

[midnightmoon05]

Yes. 1st grade

[Cubus]

How does this teacher-training look like from your experience? Does it involve DEI?

[midnightmoon05]

I teach in NYC. We have people from around the world. That’s not my concern. We are all here to do a job.
The problem I have is curriculum or lack of.
The system is changing curriculum once a year. No training for teachers. Every year they order tons of materials, the curriculum from the year before all ended up in the little black bag when a new set of books come in.
As I stated… they just need to make more plans to keep us busy… that’s all.

[Cubus]

I see, thank you

[OlderAndWiser]

Apparently, we are going to witness a return to judicial activism not seen since the 1960's.

[Cubus]

USA (and anglo-saxon countries in overall) have always had judicial activism.

[OlderAndWiser]

It waxes and wanes.

[Cubus]

Still. Other countries (the ones that have ius civile) don't have it at all.

[exitseven]

total waste of money. Probably just an indoctrination technique.

[msmissydc]

I mean you are not wrong. I am just astonished by how you got the direction wrong.

[exitseven]

@msmissydc The words "Boston Judge" was a dead giveaway.

[DrPepper12]

I'm a teacher. I'm livid!!

Teacher certification & practicum is CRITICALLY IMPORTANT to the profession MAGA loves to demonize & destroy. Gonna cut medical residency too? Why not!! He DGAF!!

[seeyounexttuesday]

Good. It’s an excuse for teachers to fuck off anyway. They don’t need the latest in indoctrination tools.

[Dargil]

I don't know enough to form an opinion.