Today’s episode includes a look into the controversial Project 2025 plan, a 900-page roadmap created by far-right think tanks, like The Heritage Foundation. With the elections looming, we are giving our perspectives on some of the alarming implications of this proposal, particularly its potential to dismantle essential educational protections, erase civil rights language, and threaten public education across the United States.

Tune in as we discuss how Project 2025 threatens diversity, equity, and inclusion, how it threatens The State Department of Education and Title 1 funding, and the risks posed to students with disabilities, students of color, and low-income families. We also discuss how this could have broader consequences for public education and society, as a whole.

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Show Highlights:

• Deleting terms—and the effects on the American education system
• Potential defunding of public schools through voucher programs
• Transfer of IDEA and Title I funding to private block grants
• Risks posed to students with disabilities, students of color, and low-income families
• Forcing more segregation: Is that what we want?
• P. 319–”Federal education policy should be limited.”
• How the removal of federal oversight would widen educational disparities
• Project 2025’s attack on key civil rights laws (Section 504, IDEA, Civil Rights Act)
• Connection to policies from the Trump administration and Betsy DeVos
• Real-world impacts on school lunch programs and state education departments
• These kinds of changes outlined in Project 2025 affect everyone, whether you have young children or not. Have questions about Project 2025? Email us: [email protected]

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