Prioritization of “Parental Rights” and School Choice: 👨👩👧👦➡️🏫 Project 2025 advocates for expanding “parental rights,” which often translates to promoting voucher programs and charter schools. 💸 The NEA argues this diverts public funds from traditional public schools, undermining their resources and stability. 📉 It is feared this will increase segregation and inequality within the education system. 💔
Ideological Curriculum Control: 📚🚫 The project aims to impose a conservative ideological framework on school curricula. 📜 This could lead to restrictions on teaching topics like critical race theory, LGBTQ+ issues, and certain aspects of history. 🤐 The NEA expresses concern about the suppression of diverse perspectives and the erosion of academic freedom. 🗽➡️🔒
Dismantling the Department of Education: 🏛️➡️🏚️ Project 2025 proposes significant restructuring or even elimination of the U.S. Department of Education. 📉 This would weaken federal oversight and accountability, potentially leading to reduced protections for students with disabilities, minority students, and other vulnerable populations. 🛡️➡️❌ Federal funding distribution would be altered, and could lead to large funding gaps in public schools. 💰➡️➖
Reduction of Federal Education Funding: 💸📉 The project’s fiscal policies are expected to result in cuts to federal education funding. ✂️ This would disproportionately impact underfunded public schools, leading to larger class sizes, fewer resources, and reduced educational opportunities. 🏫➖ This includes funding for programs such as title one, and special education. ♿➖
Attacks on Teacher Unions: 🧑🏫✊➡️🚫 Project 2025 is anticipated to adopt an anti-union stance, seeking to weaken the influence of teacher unions. 📉 This could lead to reduced teacher protections, lower wages, and diminished collective bargaining rights. 💼➡️➖ This is seen as an attack on teachers professional rights, and their ability to advocate for students. 📣➡️🔇
Increased Privatization: 🏫➡️🏢 The project is seen to push public education towards a more privatized model. 💰 This means an increase in for profit schools, and a decrease in public oversight of schools. 👁️🗨️➡️🙈