WASHINGTON D.C. — Earlier this year, President Trump signed a historic executive order to decentralize the U.S. Department of Education. Yesterday, the Department of Education followed through on that promise to return education to the states, announcing six new interagency agreements with four federal agencies to help dismantle the federal education bureaucracy.
Independent Women applauds the Trump administration’s move to dismantle the unchecked federal education bureaucracy that stands in the way of parents, students, and teachers. These historic changes will instead propel students, parents, and teachers to thrive in their local communities and cut the unnecessary spending that focuses more on funding woke programs than on students’ learning needs.
Neeraja Deshpande, Independent Women policy analyst, said, “This move from Secretary McMahon disempowers the bureaucracy and administrative state whose interference in education has led to declining test scores, an epidemic of violence in schools, and a teacher burnout crisis. Moreover, it restores local control and will help return American education to sanity and excellence.”
During the government shutdown, 90% of the Department of Education was furloughed—yet, as Secretary McMahon noted, there were no disruptions to students or teachers across the country—reinforcing the idea that the federal education bureaucracy is unnecessary.
The Department of Education has been a long-standing source of contention among educators—yet reading and math proficiency rates have been on the decline. Less than a third of children in America are able to read and do math proficiently:
- Only 31% of 4th graders and 30% of 8th graders are proficient in reading
- Only 39% of 4th graders and 28% of 8th graders are proficient in math
Earlier this year, Independent Women published a report authored by Deshpande, titled “Give Teachers a Break: Cutting Red Tape to Unleash the Potential of America’s Great Teachers,” which outlines the common-sense practices that will enable students to learn and empower teachers to flourish in their classrooms. The report dives into:
- Why the nation is losing its most effective teachers;
- How misguided policies—not educators—are sabotaging student success; and
- Practical, common-sense reforms to restore order, trust, and excellence in our classrooms.
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- Why Linda McMahon will excel as Secretary of Education
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- A ‘Sputnik Moment’ for America’s Schools
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