If we want to use party identification as a proxy for terrible beliefs worthy of punishment (a weak proxy, but not without utility) there are more Democratic voters in Texas or Florida than New York. There were more Democratic voters in Ohio or North Carolina than in New Jersey. Places are heterogenous and inflicting mass punishment hurts more people than you are probably comfortable with. When you wall off Texas sure you’re punishing the politicians who are hurting people, but you’re also punishing the people they hurt. Same deal with states who don’t have those numbers. When you punish Mississippi, you’re punishing the poor residents of Jackson denied fresh water more than you are punishing the people who did it to them.
Ugh, that emphasis on workers as a product of public education is just jarring. I’ll bet financial literacy won’t be high on the list with the stated goal of dealing with “job gaps.” What’s next, the Department of Worker Reeducation if large numbers of grads don’t agree those positions are in demand?
The bill renames the department to the Department of Education and Workforce, a change corresponding with a greater focus on career technical education and closing in-demand job gaps. It also establishes a governor-appointed director of the department, who must appoint two directors to oversee the Division of Primary and Secondary Education and the Division of Career-Technical Education.
Rishi Sunak will force universities to limit the number of students taking “low-value” degrees in England, a measure which is most likely to hit working class and black, Asian and minority ethnic applicants.
Courses will be capped that do not have a high proportion of graduates getting a professional job, going into postgraduate study or starting a business, the prime minister will announce on Monday.
Which is a shame considering Texas A&M has a highly regarded veterinary program which (as I understand it) is one of the more in-demand and rigorous of the medical sciences. There is also Texas Tech which, while not ranked as highly, is still a good school.
I hate that Texas students who would love to go to an otherwise fantastic school might have to consider looking out of state for their veterinary degree.
