Image courtesy of Cash Loren via X On March 20, 2025, President Trump issued an executive order to begin dismantling the Department of Education and returning control over education to states, parents, and local communities. Contrary to what headlines and Democrat politicians are claiming, this move does not amount to defunding schools. It’s not an attack on education — it’s an attack on a bloated, unaccountable bureaucracy that has failed its core mission. The Department of Education was created in 1979 after heavy lobbying from the teachers’ union. Despite decades of federal oversight and massive spending, educational outcomes have only gotten worse. During the COVID-19 pandemic alone, the federal government poured hundreds of billions into schools that were not even open. Last year, total education-related…
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