To the editor: How on Earth did the U.S. win World Conflict II and land astronauts on the moon with out the Division of Training (“Trump guts the Training Division with large layoffs; shock waves attain California,” March 12)? These afraid that training will endure when that federal division is eradicated ought to cease and take into consideration all that the nation achieved with out it. Then they should examine colleges earlier than that forms was created with colleges now to see that they’re now a lot worse off on each measure of studying. Anybody who cares, actually cares about training, ought to cheer the elimination of the division.
F. Stephen Masek, Mission Viejo
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The insurance policies being put forth transcend the quick impact on poor and disabled college students. They embrace permitting taxes to pay for personal or non secular colleges that are likely to slender what’s being taught. Public colleges have been meant to be levelers, broad and small “d” democratic.
If dad and mom can “select” a personal college with no monetary burden, that may certainly imply a return to segregation, already a rising downside due to constitution colleges. Many fought and died for civil rights in america, and college desegregation was a real focus level. So most of the insurance policies being enacted and proposed are rolling again the small beneficial properties made for equality. Persevering with on this course will definitely take this nation again at the least to the final century.
Margo Kasdan, Seal Seashore
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How dare President Trump try to simply erase the Division of Training? We all know he doesn’t give a rattling about any poor child making it to school and even highschool commencement. Simply regardless of the wealthy can do is simply effective, proper?
Cheryl Clark, Lengthy Seashore
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To the editor: Possibly it is sensible to chop workers and funds to the Division of Training. Since its founding in 1979, Individuals have gotten dumber and most lack any understanding of presidency or the U.S. Structure. Trump’s latest reelection is all of the proof one wants. Maybe with a better-educated citizens, this error is not going to occur once more.
Michael Krubiner, Valley Village
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The dumbing down of America has gone too far with President Trump and [White House advisor] Elon Musk making large cuts to training. Isn’t it dangerous sufficient that this president has given carte blanche to the world’s richest billionaire to remove social applications for the needy which have sustained tens of millions of the much less lucky through the years?
Joan Speckin, Ladera Ranch
