When Jimmy Carter established it we were leading the world in useful education.
Now we're 13th.
We were better off without them because they seem to have buried themselves in sensitivity training, DEI and the usual crap. here.
Right now a lot of people are griping over the H1B program because we're hiring engineers left and right but it's because we are not home growing them. We face a shortage of them that will likely take decades to overcome.
Probably since I stared this blog fifteen years ago I have screeched that we have enough liberal arts degree holders to staff every third world country including Louisiana and that anyone with half a brain that's college bound should get a STEM degree.
India seems to be producing engineers coming out the wazoo and a lot of H1B immigrants come from there which is fine by me because we need them.
This country has a history of poaching the top people from other countries. The Space Program comes immediately to mind here because immediately after WW2 we snagged a number of very talented Germans. The one most commonly known was Werner Von Braun.
IMO a big part of why we're haven't to import engineers is simply that the Department of Education has lost its way and now is mote interested in political correctness as opposed to supporting solid education in this country.
Apparently they appear to be more interested in letting boys shower with girls than they are encouraging young people to head into science and engineering and helping American science and industry stay on top of things.
If they are not doing what they are supposed to do then dump them.
Once again, right on the money, Pic.
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