The End of Education | Ivory Tower, Part 4 | Cat's Cradle

It's been a while since I continued this series, and a lot has happened in education. Or... to education. Let's see if we can get back on track. Part 1, The Ivory Tower: Introduction, can be found here:    • The Ivory Tower: Introduction | Cat's Cradle   Part 2, The Ivory Tower: Special Education, can be found here:    • Cash Rules Everything Public Education | T...   Part 3, The Ivory Tower: Cash Rules Everything Public Education, can be found here:    • Cash Rules Everything Public Education | T...   Many thanks to my wonderful interviewee, Joseph. Editing by Dan Thurston. Patreon is here!:   / zyllas_athenaeum   Or for a one-time donation, feel free to buy me a Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/zyllablack Follow me on Mastodon @[email protected] On Bluesky @Zyllable And on Twitch @Zyllable Zylla's Athenaeum theme by Daniel Raine and Nora Borealis of Whole Tone Studio. Selected sources: Project 2025 https://whatisproject2025.net/ EO on destroying DoE: https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidenti... Loosening child labor laws: https://share.google/QKur2PhvP6RIg0Fje Russell Vought & the Heritage Foundation: https://www.politico.com/news/2024/02... DEI cuts: https://www.highereddive.com/news/rou... Smithsonian slavery cuts: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/dona... Black vet's Arlington Cemetery graves being erased: https://blacknews.com/news/trump-dei-... Trump removing war heroes: https://apnews.com/article/dei-purge-... PragerU's Founders Museum travesty: https://www.npr.org/2025/09/03/nx-s1-... Trump erases women: https://time.com/7284644/trumps-erasu... EO erasing trans and intersex folk: https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidenti... Ending Title IX protections: https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/na... Trump guts IDEA: https://www.npr.org/2025/10/13/nx-s1-... Anti-trans legislation tracker: https://translegislation.com Liam Conejo Ramos' detention (see source list): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detenti... Christianity in schools: https://www.edweek.org/policy-politic... also https://apnews.com/article/trump-reli... Allowing prayer in schools: https://www.edweek.org/policy-politic... LA 10 Commandments law: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/louisian... TX Bible curriculum: https://www.texastribune.org/2025/08/... Columbia's lack of fight with Trump (see source list): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbi... Harvard 'revamps' DEI program: https://thehill.com/homenews/educatio... Cutting Plato: https://www.nprillinois.org/2026-01-1... ICE in MN timeline: https://minnesotanow.net/minnesota-ic...