Professor Nicholas Giordano, from Campus Reform and Suffolk Community College (NY), joins us to talk about the Department of Education doling out over $200M to universities to inject DEI into counseling courses.

Point Of View:

Students cannot read or write at grade level, know little about American history, and are unable to pass a basic citizenship exam, yet the Department of Education has prioritized spending over $200 million taxpayer dollars, since 2021, to fund counseling programs for antiracism, microaggressions, white privilege, and whiteness at 48 universities. In fact, the Department of Education has spent over a billion dollars in grants to fund DEI initiatives throughout our education system, from kindergarten through college.

The Department of Education is not the only culprit. The Leadership Institute’s Campus Reform has reported how the National Science Foundation has increased its granted funded DEI projects to higher education institutions increased from .29% in 2021 to 27% in 2024. Other agencies have also funneled money to our higher education institutions to promote the DEI industrial complex.


This isn’t an investment in our students’ future, it is a racket to fund a far-left political agenda. As a parent and a professor, I would prefer (and demand) that our tax dollars go to a real education that prioritizes academic excellence, critical thinking, and a genuine understanding of history and civics, rather than ideological indoctrination.
When my semester began a week ago, only a handful of students were able to pass a citizenship exam. Just days ago, I asked my class, "What is the primary purpose of government," only to be met with silence and blank stares. This is the devastating reality of our education system.


It should come as no surprise that 60% of students entering two-year colleges and 40% of those entering four-year institutions have to take at least one remedial course for content they should have learned  and mastered in high school. So, they may not be able to read, write, or do math at the college level, but if they are attending Michigan State University, at least students can earn credit for MSU’s racial constructs and racism in healthcare program.


Given last week’s news from the National Assessment for Educational Progress that America has once again hit historic lows in student proficiency, it is time for the Trump administration and Congress to take bold action. Campus Reform is reporting that the Trump administration has begun drafting an executive order that will begin to pare down the Department of Education and encourage Congress to pass legislation that eliminates the Department of Education.


Critics argue that the closure of the Department of Education will lead to a student body unable to read and write. I hate to break it to them, but that’s the current reality, and comes as the Department of Education’s budget has increased over 200% since 1990.


Congress must also reevaluate the use of grant funding to our higher education institutions. Federal tax dollars should not be used to indoctrinate students or compel our higher education institutions to develop tools to silence and censor Americans. Instead, every grant provided to higher education should be based on improving student outcomes that can be measured. Any institution that prioritizes activism over academics should lose any federal funding they receive until they get back to the core mission of academia. Taxpayers should not subsidize any political party, ideology, or agenda. The time for half-measures is over, and if we are serious about fixing our broken education system, we can no longer tolerate the waste, fraud, and abuse, that has left an entire generation thoroughly unprepared for the real world.

More info on Campus Reform here: https://www.campusreform.org/

(https://www.campusreform.org/profile/5457422)

(@PasReport)

Check out his podcast "The PAS Report Podcast" here: https://pasreport.com/biography-nicholas-giordano-political-commentator/

 

 

NewsTalkSTL website: https://newstalkstl.com/

Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/NewsTalkSTL

Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/NewstalkSTL

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NewsTalkSTL

Livestream 24/7: bit.ly/NEWSTALKSTLSTREAMS

Professor Nicholas Giordano, from Campus Reform and Suffolk Community College (NY), joins us to talk about the Department of Education doling out over $200M to universities to inject DEI into counseling courses.
Point Of View:
Students cannot read or write at grade level, know little about American history, and are unable to pass a basic citizenship exam, yet the Department of Education has prioritized spending over $200 million taxpayer dollars, since 2021, to fund counseling programs for antiracism, microaggressions, white privilege, and whiteness at 48 universities. In fact, the Department of Education has spent over a billion dollars in grants to fund DEI initiatives throughout our education system, from kindergarten through college.
The Department of Education is not the only culprit. The Leadership Institute&rsquo;s Campus Reform has reported how the National Science Foundation has increased its granted funded DEI projects to higher education institutions increased from .29% in 2021 to 27% in 2024. Other agencies have also funneled money to our higher education institutions to promote the DEI industrial complex.
 This isn&rsquo;t an investment in our students&rsquo; future, it is a racket to fund a far-left political agenda. As a parent and a professor, I would prefer (and demand) that our tax dollars go to a real education that prioritizes academic excellence, critical thinking, and a genuine understanding of history and civics, rather than ideological indoctrination. When my semester began a week ago, only a handful of students were able to pass a citizenship exam. Just days ago, I asked my class, "What is the primary purpose of government," only to be met with silence and blank stares. This is the devastating reality of our education system.
 It should come as no surprise that 60% of students entering two-year colleges and 40% of those entering four-year institutions have to take at least one remedial course for content they should have learned &nbsp;and mastered in high school. So, they may not be able to read, write, or do math at the college level, but if they are attending Michigan State University, at least students can earn credit for MSU&rsquo;s racial constructs and racism in healthcare program.
 Given last week&rsquo;s news from the National Assessment for Educational Progress that America has once again hit historic lows in student proficiency, it is time for the Trump administration and Congress to take bold action.&nbsp;Campus Reform is reporting that the Trump administration has begun drafting an executive order that will begin to pare down the Department of Education and encourage Congress to pass legislation that eliminates the Department of Education.
 Critics argue that the closure of the Department of Education will lead to a student body unable to read and write. I hate to break it to them, but that&rsquo;s the current reality, and comes as the Department of Education&rsquo;s budget has increased over 200% since 1990.
 Congress must also reevaluate the use of grant funding to our higher education institutions. Federal tax dollars should not be used to indoctrinate students or compel our higher education institutions to develop tools to silence and censor Americans. Instead, every grant provided to higher education should be based on improving student outcomes that can be measured.&nbsp;Any institution that prioritizes activism over academics should lose any federal funding they receive until they get back to the core mission of academia. Taxpayers should not subsidize any political party, ideology, or agenda.&nbsp;The time for half-measures is over, and if we are serious about fixing our broken education system, we can no longer tolerate the waste, fraud, and abuse, that has left an entire generation thoroughly unprepared for the real world.
More info on Campus Reform here:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.campusreform.org/">https://www.campusreform.org/</a>
(<a href="https://www.campusreform.org/profile/5457422)">https://www.campusreform.org/profile/5457422)</a>
(@PasReport)
Check out his podcast "The PAS Report Podcast" here: <a href="https://pasreport.com/biography-nicholas-giordano-political-commentator/">https://pasreport.com/biography-nicholas-giordano-political-commentator/</a>
&nbsp;
&nbsp;
NewsTalkSTL website:&nbsp;<a href="https://newstalkstl.com/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://newstalkstl.com/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1738953567557000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0y8IKI2da1adWGLuaatgCx">https://newstalkstl.com/</a>
Rumble:&nbsp;<a href="https://rumble.com/c/NewsTalkSTL" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://rumble.com/c/NewsTalkSTL&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1738953567557000&amp;usg=AOvVaw31cnM-LHc7WSHBmrjDSSDk">https://rumble.com/c/NewsTalkSTL</a>
Twitter/X:<a href="https://twitter.com/NewstalkSTL" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://twitter.com/NewstalkSTL&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1738953567557000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0MQ-1JnLVwvkmL-1IcPX3S">&nbsp;https://twitter.com/NewstalkSTL</a>
Facebook:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.facebook.com/NewsTalkSTL" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.facebook.com/NewsTalkSTL&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1738953567557000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2ujeiA_JZIRzNAUpeuI26d">https://www.facebook.com/NewsTalkSTL</a>
Livestream 24/7:&nbsp;<a href="http://bit.ly/NEWSTALKSTLSTREAMS" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://bit.ly/NEWSTALKSTLSTREAMS&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1738953567557000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2DMrPYW54JXEkneGR16A00">bit.ly/NEWSTALKSTLSTREAMS</a>

We are NewsTalk STL. A radio station built in St. Louis, for St. Louis. We give you all the latest news, plus some analysis and opinion through a conservative and libertarian lens. Welcome home, St. Louis. Find out more at https://newstalkstl.com/

We are NewsTalk STL. A radio station built in St. Louis, for St. Louis. We give you all the latest news, plus some analysis and opinion through a conservative and libertarian lens. Welcome home, St. Louis. Find out more at https://newstalkstl.com/

We are NewsTalk STL. A radio station built in St.…

NewsTalk STL

We are NewsTalkSTL. A radio station built in St. Louis, for St. Louis. We'll give you all the details about what's happening in this crazy news cycle, plus some analysis and opinion through a conservative and libertarian lens. Welcome home, St. Louis.

We are NewsTalkSTL. A radio station built in St. Louis, for St. Louis. We'll give you all the details about what's happening in this crazy news cycle, plus some analysis and opinion through a conservative and libertarian lens. Welcome home, St. Louis.