Education for Independence

Objective Focus: Education must focus exclusively on objective knowledge, scientific method, and independent critical thought; remove all ideological curricula.

• A. STEM and Vocational Mandate: Mandate a core curriculum focus on Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics (STEM), and vocational skills, directly aligning educational outcomes with future economic opportunity and national strategic need.

• B. Ban on Ideological Advocacy: Legislate to prohibit the use of public education resources for political, religious, or philosophical advocacy, ensuring teachers act as impartial facilitators of knowledge rather than ideological proponents.

• C. Standardized Achievement Metrics: Implement national, standardized, objective testing focused purely on measuring knowledge retention and critical thinking skills, ensuring uniform academic excellence across all regions.

• School Choice: Empower parents through radical school choice, adapting education to individual needs, including special needs.

  • A. Universal Education Vouchers: Introduce a system of portable education vouchers where public funding follows the student to any accredited public, private, vocational, or home-schooling option of the parent's choosing.

  • B. Deregulation of Educational Startups: Remove bureaucratic barriers to the creation of new, specialized educational institutions (e.g., coding academies, skilled trade schools) to spur competition and innovative teaching methods.

  • C. Personalized Special Needs Funding: Ensure funding for children with special educational needs (SEN) is allocated directly to the individual student based on professional diagnosis, maximizing parental choice for specialized care and support.