Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy Approve the ‘Very Reasonable Proposal’ to Abolish Department of Education
The Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., slammed the DOE’s latest audit results.
Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, appointments of President-elect Donald Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency, gave their approval to a proposal that abolishes the Department of Education.
Corey DeAngelis, who is a senior fellow at the American Culture Project, posted on X that the Department of Education failed an audit for the third year in a row.
“Abolish it,” DeAngelis, a prominent school choice advocate, wrote. … (Continue to full article)
What Does the U.S. Department of Education Do?
About 45 years ago, President Jimmy Carter signed off on creating the U.S. Department of Education, which used to be grouped with health and welfare.
The goal was not to control schools and universities but to advise and assist.
“And that the federal government is there, eager to help, to bridge gaps, to consult or remove problems,” then-President Carter said in 1979.
The next president in line, however, feels the department is the problem and plans to shut it down. “We spend more per pupil than any other country in the world and we’re at the bottom of every list,” Mr. Trump said during a campaign stop… (Continue to full article)
Trump’s Plan to Close Education Department Opens Up a Bright Future for Students
Student test scores have plummeted since teachers unions and federal government took over
Trump is exactly right to remove the federal government from our educational system. This is one giant step toward restoring parental authority and excellence in our schools.
America’s founders never intended for us to have a national Department of Education, and they specifically did not want the government intruding into education. They knew such overreach would lead to the destruction of our schools and our nation, and now we have modern proof that they were right.
Thank God, Trump seeks to dismantle the national Department of Education. It’s a constitutional move, and it cannot come soon enough!
Since our founders made clear that federal intrusion into education is destructive, how did we end up with a national Department of Education and massive federal influence over our schools? The so-called teachers unions did it!!! (Continue to full article)