Ramaswamy: Close Education Dept, Fund Parents for School Choice
Tech Entrepreneur Calls for Education Reform
In a passionate plea during the 2024 Republican presidential primary debate in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, tech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy advocated for shutting down the Department of Education and empowering parents with the funding to choose their children’s education.
Ramaswamy argued that the $79 billion allocated to the Department of Education in fiscal year 2023 would be better utilized in the hands of parents, who should have the freedom to decide where their children receive their education. He also called for an end to local teachers unions, which he believes hinder school choice and charter school initiatives.
“We have a crisis of achievement. Let’s shut down the head of the snake, the Department of Education. Take that $80 billion and put it in the hands of parents across this country. This is the civil rights issue of our time,” Ramaswamy passionately stated. “Allow any parent to choose where they send their kids to school. End the teachers unions at the local level to allow public schools to compete, and then revive our national identity.”
True “privilege” is not based on the color of your skin. It’s being raised in a stable family with two parents with a focus on education and a faith in God. That’s the ultimate “privilege.” As President, it’ll be my job to make sure we help every kid in this country be able to… pic.twitter.com/1XFaFe6eao
— Vivek Ramaswamy (@VivekGRamaswamy) August 24, 2023
Ramaswamy also emphasized the importance of education in shaping the future of the nation. He proposed that high school seniors should be required to take the same civics test that immigrants must pass to become citizens. He attributed the decline in academic performance, particularly in subjects like math and reading, to the issue of fatherlessness.
“Part of the problem is we also have a federal government that pays single women more not to have a man in the house than to have a man in the house, contributing to an epidemic of fatherlessness. I think that goes hand in glove with the education crisis as well because we have to remember: Education starts with the family; and, the nuclear family is the greatest form of governance known to mankind,” Ramaswamy explained.
Other candidates echoed similar sentiments regarding education reform. South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott also criticized teachers unions, stating that breaking their influence is necessary to improve education in the country.
“The only way we can change education in this country is to break the backs of the teachers’ unions. They are standing in the doorway of our kids, locking them into failing schools, locking them out of the greatest future they can have,” Scott asserted.
TIM SCOTT says ”the only way we change education in this nation is to BREAK THE BACKS OF THE TEACHERS UNIONS” pic.twitter.com/9Jzw8axHjD
— Corey A. DeAngelis, school choice evangelist (@DeAngelisCorey) August 24, 2023
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis also weighed in on the issue, highlighting the need for education rather than indoctrination.
RON DESANTIS: ”We need education in this country, not indoctrination in this country.” pic.twitter.com/PDNs167lh1
— Corey A. DeAngelis, school choice evangelist (@DeAngelisCorey) August 24, 2023
The debate, held at the Fiserv Forum, featured eight Republican candidates. Notably absent was former President Donald Trump, who opted for a one-on-one interview with Tucker Carlson just minutes before the debate began.
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