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Nov 11, 2024 21 min

For Our Democracy

from BustED Pencils Hosted by Civic Media

Once more, Donald Trump is President-elect of the United States. On the campaign trail, he made broad promises to dismantle the federal Department of Education. He threatened to weaponize accreditation programs and to withhold federal funds for schools that teach “woke” ideologies. So what may be the consequences on k-12 and higher education in the United States for the next four years? We can’t be sure. Of one thing we are absolutely certain: we will be here, busting pencils, at every turn. We will continue to advocate for public education. After all, this is where so many of us first engage in democracy. We refuse to crumble in the face of these political defeats. The next four years may get dark. And we’ll be here to kindle light. BustED Pencils: Fully Leaded Education Talk is part of Civic Media. Subscribe to the podcast to be sure not to miss out on a single episode! To learn more about the show and all of the programming across the Civic Media network, head over to https://civicmedia.us/shows. Join the conversation by calling or texting us at 608-557-8577 to leave a message!

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