The REAL Reason

neoliberals are pushing the STEM shit for education has NOTHING to do with "demand" for those few occupations and jobs requiring science, technology, engineering, and math; it has to do with the desire of the neoliberals to FORCE more students to drop out by upping the requirements for graduation from high school and limit higher education. There simply aren't enough jobs requiring "high" skills to accommodate all those with higher education.

Besides, an educated workforce is less likely to be manipulated by the powers that be.

As Ohanian notes, this shit of demonizing teachers and education has been going on since the fraudulent 1983 A Nation at Risk report.

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