Trump’s DOE Smackdown: Parents, Grab the Reins of Real Ed – Brett Cooper

Last updated: February 26, 2025

Picture the Department of Education as a $238 billion blob—sucking tax bucks, bloating unions, and spitting out flat scores since 1979. On The Brett Cooper Show, Brett—pop filter fresh and headphone-free—blasts this Carter-era beast Trump’s itching to gut. From $14 billion to a bloated mess, it’s a teachers’ union piggy bank, not your kid’s math savior. Scores? Stagnant since ’70. Brett’s rallying cry: Parents, you’re the power—Trump’s exec order could shred it, but don’t wait. Ditch the feds, demand local wins, and reclaim your child’s future.

A Bloated Blob’s Birth

Brett traces the DOE’s roots—1867’s data-only Office of Ed morphed into LBJ’s cash splash, then Carter’s 1979 union lovechild. “$238 billion now—no score bump!” she fumes, citing the Cato Institute. Ryan Gusy, 1776 Project guru, spills: Pre-DOE, functions split across agencies—Carter’s consolidation handed unions a megaphone. Parents, your kid’s <a href=”https://learningsuccess.ai/visual-spatial-memory/”>Visual-Spatial Memory</a> maps numbers while bureaucrats hoard billions—$2400 per pupil could fund desks, not dogma.

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Trump’s Exec Ed Edge
Trump’s “Promises Kept” streak—women’s sports, JFK files—now eyes the DOE. Brett’s stoked: “He can’t axe it solo—Congress must vote—but he can break it.” Massie’s one-line HR 899 (30 GOP co-signs) needs 60 Senate votes—tough with 53 Rs. Ryan predicts: Title I to states, Title IX to Justice, Pell Grants to Treasury—lights out at DOE HQ. Parents, this slashes union clout (Randi Weingarten’s $500K sobs)—your tax cash could hit classrooms, not profs.

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$238 billion—no improvement!

Scores Sink, Unions Soar
Brett’s graph slaps hard: Spending up 17x since ’70, reading/math/science? Flat. “No improvement—$238 billion wasted!” she cries. Mississippi and Louisiana soar post-COVID—local boards, back-to-basics, no DOE bloat. Parents, your kid’s stalled—unions pocket cash, not crayons. Trump’s move could free states to focus on real learning, not woke fluff like gender swaps over multiplication.

Key Takeaways:

Bloat Boom: $14B to $238B, scores flat—unions win, kids lose

Trump’s Trim: Exec order scatters DOE—states grab cash.

Parent Power: Local boards outshine feds—$2400 per kid rocks.

Parents vs. Power
Brett’s mic drop: “Change starts at home—DOE’s a distraction.” Miami-Dade’s Singapore Math, classical reads—local boards shine without feds. She scoffs at Weingarten’s “kids starve” screech: “$2400 per pupil stays—states run it.” Parents, you’re the muscle—school boards, not D.C., fix this. Trump’s order cracks the door; you kick it open.

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DOE’s a building with no lights on.

Unions Hog
The villain? A union-fed DOE—$238 billion fuels admins, not ABCs. Brett’s plea: “It’s corrupt—dismantle it!” Trump’s pen can’t kill it alone, but it can gut it—parents, seize the wheel. Boost their Number Sense—because local grit, not federal fat, builds kids who thrive.

Trump’s DOE Smackdown: Parents, Grab the Reins of Real Ed – Brett Cooper

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