2d ago

White House preparing executive order to abolish the Department of Education

www.nbcnews.com White House preparing executive order to abolish the Education Department

President Donald Trump promised for years to abolish the department — which he can't do without congressional approval.

"The planned order follows years of campaign promises from President Donald Trump to abolish the department — something he cannot do without congressional approval."

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2d ago

White House preparing executive order to abolish the Department of Education

www.nbcnews.com /politics/donald-trump/white-house-preparing-executive-order-abolish-department-education-rcna190205

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The summer before 9/11, I started a tech support job at an educational publisher. I'm still here as a Level 4 tech because it's a very stable, secure job. If the DoE is eliminated, I have no idea what happens to my job now or in the future, so I'm terrified. Most of the tech knowledge I had 24 years ago has been replaced with institutional knowledge that isn't transferable. Plus, I'm 51, which is a rough age to start looking for new tech jobs.
I'm so angry with my country that we've come to this.
- To be fair you'd probably fit right into a large organization's IT department.
- Live the tech worker dream and shift to woodworking (I know it's not that easy)
  
  Not only do I have shitty vision from diabetic retinopathy and I have horrible hand-eye coordination. If I tried woodworking, I'd end up killing myself or someone else!
  
  Could you do us all a favor and set up shop in the middle of Congress?

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