What happens when education is no longer centered on learning but on preparing every citizen for a predetermined workforce? In this episode, Tim Brown and Common Core Diva Lynne Taylor explore the growing connection between education, labor, and artificial intelligence initiatives. As federal agencies continue promoting workforce readiness through AI programs, education policy, and interagency partnerships, this discussion examines how these developments could influence future employment, economic opportunity, and the relationship between citizens and government.
Resources for the show:
1) “Government pulling out of ‘worthless’ degrees:
https://nypost.com/2026/07/06/opinion/government-pulling-student-loan-money-from-worthless-degrees/
1a) The US Dept of Ed’s list of what’s worthy & what’s not:
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-takes/2026/06/30/ed-issues-new-list-professional-degrees-after-court-order?utm_campaign=IHESocialEditorial&utm_content=ed_issues_new_list_of_pro&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=facebook
1b) From FASFA’s website:
https://fsapartners.ed.gov/knowledge-center/library/electronic-announcements/2026-06-29/update-list-professional-degree-programs-due-court-order-updated-july-10-2026
2) Degrees mean student debt (aka: loans):
https://nypost.com/business/how-the-big-beautiful-bill-impacts-student-loans-on-july-1-2026/
3) Judges deciding who’s degree worthy & who isn’t:
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/government/student-aid-policy/2026/06/25/judge-tosses-professional-degree-definition
4) The US Dept. of Ed deciding who’s worthy & who’s not:
https://www.edweek.org/policy-politics/ed-dept-leaves-most-k-12-fields-off-expanded-list-of-professional-degrees/2026/07
5) Sec. McMahon’s July 4th tweeted video:
https://x.com/EDSecMcMahon/status/2073379562310844910
(*Note the hypocrisy)
5a) McMahon’s boastful X/Twitter post on student debt & who carries it: https://x.com/i/status/2078513782549037060
6) From the students’ side, so to speak:
https://www.newsweek.com/new-student-loan-lawsuit-filed-on-forgiveness-promised-to-over-a-million-12163536
7) Rep. Walberg’s “Better this” bills:
Workforce prep: https://edworkforce.house.gov/uploadedfiles/walber_041_xml.pdf
Student aid: https://edworkforce.house.gov/uploadedfiles/walber_040_xml_final.pdf
8) Council on Foreign Relations & their report on student debt’s impact on the US economy:
https://www.cfr.org/backgrounders/us-student-loan-debt-trends-economic-impact
9) What about when all that debt gets ‘cancelled’?
https://educationdata.org/what-happens-if-student-loan-debt-is-canceled
10) The emotional weight of student debt:
https://edtrust.org/blog/you-are-not-failing-navigating-student-loan-debt-mental-health-and-wage-garnishment/
11) Why do we see so many SEL (Social Emotional Learning) resources devoted to teaching young students about worth, to only turn around, once they are in college and deem their choice of study as ‘worthless’?!
a) This 6 minute video is an example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ch1MXdG9SiM
- b) Here’s an article that addresses ‘worthlessness’ from an adult perspective (aka: low self-esteem):
https://www.talkiatry.com/blog/feelings-of-worthlessness
c) From an SEL website, this example of worthiness:
https://ripplekindness.org/no-value-lost-a-lesson-in-self-worth/
12) From the US Dept of Labor:
https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/eta/eta20260513?lang=fa
AND
https://www.heinrich.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/heinrich-introduces-bill-to-expand-pre-apprenticeship-programs
https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/eta/eta20260707
13) What’s God’s Word on ‘human worth’?
https://www.openbible.info/topics/human_value
For archives:
1) The National Institutes of Health’s white paper on the emotional damages of student debt:
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9848461/
2) Is ‘student debt’ really a crisis or is that just so we’ll trust DC?
https://ace.edu/blog/higher-ed-reliance-on-student-loans-and-the-student-loan-debt-crisis/
3) Of course, the government has played a big hand in creating a student debt issue in the first place:
https://standtogether.org/stories/future-of-work/the-student-loan-crisis-causes-and-solutions
4) The harms of ‘worthlessness’ from the NIH:
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9160466/
5) The education/workforce agenda from the “New Dems”:
https://newdemocratcoalition.house.gov/imo/media/doc/ndc_workforce__education_agenda2.pdf
AND
From the more conservative democrats:
https://www.americanprogress.org/article/making-workforce-pell-deliver-9-options-for-states-to-improve-outcomes-for-students-and-employers/
The Republicans also have a plan:
https://www.nawdp.org/news/house-republicans-introduce-a-stronger-workforce-for-america-act-of-2026/
AND
https://edworkforce.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=413244
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