But eliminating the US Department of Education would not necessarily give any more power to states over K-12 schools. While the federal agency helps the president execute education policies, the po…
President Donald Trump
“We’re going to end education coming out of Washington, DC. We’re going to close it up – all those buildings all over the place and people that in many cases hate our children. We’re going to send it all back to the states,” Trump said in aBut eliminating the US Department of Education would not necessarily give any more power to states over K-12 schools.
Various Republicans have called for eliminating the Education Department since its establishment as a Cabinet-level agency in 1980. Among Trump’s rivals for the 2024 GOP presidential nomination, tech entrepreneur, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, former Vice President Mike Pence and North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum have endorsed the idea.
But states and local school boards still hold power that can’t be superseded by the department. During the Covid-19 pandemic, for example, the Department of Education could not require schools to close or remain open for in-person learning. In fact, despite a, the executive branch could not unilaterally cut federal funding for schools that did not open.
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