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It's All a Journey's avatar

Was so interesting to read about those innovation schools you highlighted, Mike! I had no idea about those! Hope to see more of that happen with the DOE changes.

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J. Daniel Blum III's avatar

Great post.

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Bill Buchanan's avatar

Fabulous as always, Mike. Keep plugging!

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Mike Kimelman's avatar

Thank you gents!

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Sober Christian Gentleman's avatar

This podcast seems to be getting a lot of attention quickly. I think people who have seen these things I describe know it is real and can see it in hindsight.

https://soberchristiangentlemanpodcast.substack.com/p/heavy-metal-history-and-secret-government

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William Foster's avatar

I think individual states can create what you're looking for. Doesn't the money come from those states in the first place?

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Mike Kimelman's avatar

I think it comes from taxpayers, not states. And I'd support some combo of sandbox and/or grants to states that petition for funds based on new models or results-oriented teaching. Lots of different ways to skin a cat if you make both sides accountable for results and run it like a business.

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William Foster's avatar

We don't need a replacement for the DOE. Federal meddling in schools has destroyed them, allowing the new and improved version to top-down meddle will eventually devolve into the current iteration of the DOE.

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Mike Kimelman's avatar

That's a real risk, and requires adequate safeguards be built in. Maybe sunset it after 4 years. In the interim though, our entire educational system is crumbling (and/or being used to fight last century's war). I like a sandbox and incubator approach where schools can get grants or latest tech/studies and implement/experiment. All for a fraction of the budget and staff that currently exists (and specifically built to be pragmatic over political).

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