Randi Weingarten: ‘I Think that Bloated Bureaucracy Is Wrong’

FINE Obviously this is ░░░░░░░░ that the president is ░░░░░░░░ keen on doing In ░░░░░░░░ time of DOGE when ░░░░░░░░ look around and you ░░░░░░░░ are there some areas ░░░░░░░░ you believe you obviously ░░░░░░░░ t want to see ░░░░░░░░ cuts but could be ░░░░░░░░ areas of bloat Weingarten ░░░░░░░░ of course I mean ░░░░░░░░ who knows me you ░░░░░░░░ I used to rail ░░░░░░░░ this this New York ░░░░░░░░ Department of Education all ░░░░░░░░ time I think that ░░░░░░░░ bureaucracy is wrong I ░░░░░░░░ that there should be ░░░░░░░░ money that is at ░░░░░░░░ school level I think ░░░░░░░░ s too many different ░░░░░░░░ of you know of ░░░░░░░░ and things like that ░░░░░░░░ this is what s ░░░░░░░░ special about this particular ░░░░░░░░ Like Title I IDEA ░░░░░░░░ to throw out names ░░░░░░░░ this We have fought ░░░░░░░░ years to get this ░░░░░░░░ to schools for kids ░░░░░░░░ certain reasons so that ░░░░░░░░ doesn t get subject ░░░░░░░░ the bloat And so ░░░░░░░░ 100 billion virtually all ░░░░░░░░ it goes directly to ░░░░░░░░ What I m concerned ░░░░░░░░ is what happens if ░░░░░░░░ doesn t Like I ░░░░░░░░ given the example a ░░░░░░░░ of Truman High School ░░░░░░░░ like 2 3 million ░░░░░░░░ Title I money from ░░░░░░░░ federal government They use ░░░░░░░░ to lower class size ░░░░░░░░ use it for afterschool ░░░░░░░░ they use it for ░░░░░░░░ school programs they use ░░░░░░░░ for a bunch of ░░░░░░░░ things that are considered ░░░░░░░░ as well as things ░░░░░░░░ are considered remediation What ░░░░░░░░ if all of a ░░░░░░░░ the state of New ░░░░░░░░ says Oh no we ░░░░░░░░ not giving it to ░░░░░░░░ for that And you ░░░░░░░░ the Department of Education ░░░░░░░░ there s nobody answering ░░░░░░░░ phone to force them ░░░░░░░░ do that What happens ░░░░░░░░ you know Mayor Adams ░░░░░░░░ No we don t ░░░░░░░░ to use it for ░░░░░░░░ we need for something ░░░░░░░░ So MATHIEU Yeah Weingarten ░░░░░░░░ need enough bureaucracy to ░░░░░░░░ make sure that the ░░░░░░░░ purposes are met.”