Washington – Mostly partisan clashes over whether to abolish it The Ministry of Education of the United States He came to the forefront at a hearing Wednesday by the U.S. House Education Panel. This is because President Donald Trump’s plan to dismantle federal agencies for just four and a half years.
Among his many responsibilities, Trump has made a big campaign to pledge to remove the departments that manage funding for key programs such as low-income school districts and special education, as well as manage federal student aid.
Trump has been reported to It could issue some kind of executive order It is trying to reduce the department internally I call on Congress to abolish the agency. Efforts require Congressional approval, as he is not the only one who has the authority to close the department.
Lawmakers clashed with House Committee on Education and Workforce Hearing, focusing on “the state of American education,” particularly school choice, education and diversity custody, and equity and inclusion initiatives.
The president’s drastic plan outlined through his campaign to “Save American Education” has already exploded from the locks since taking office last month.
He issued a A series of education-related presidential orders Last week, focusing on prioritizing school choice funds, ending what the administration considers as “Kindergarten to high school institutions,” and “introducing additional steps to combat anti-Semitism.” We focused on.
Trump too Signed Presidential Order January, its gut programmes and activities throughout the federal government.
Restoring “common sense”
House Education Committee Chairman, Rep. Tim Wahlberg, “I am pleased that the Trump administration is taking excellent steps to restore common sense, personal responsibility and parental choices through the education system.” I stated.
“Ky. to high school education requires a lot of work,” said the Michigan Republican. National Assessment of Educational Progress.
The report found it Average Mathematics and Reading Scores for 2024 For fourth and eighth grade students, it was lower than before the 2019 coronavirus pandemic.
“American education is in danger,” said Nicole Neely, president and founder of Parent Advocacy Education, a parent rights group.
“For too long, US schools have focused on everything but educating their children. As the NAEP scores showed last week, our kids were on the brunt of these bad decisions. “I’m doing that,” she said.
“We will fight any attempt.”
Meanwhile, Democrats on the panel warned of the impact of dismantling the education sector.
“While I cannot lose the irony that we are here to discuss the state of education in America, the current administration is a major part of ensuring safe and quality education for all students. We are actively debating how to dismantle federal agencies,” Rep. Bobby said, ranking member of the panel, Scott.
“We’re fighting an attempt to dismantle the department, so we don’t know what the plan will be, but we’ll rely on opposition to the Department of Education and the plans to remove it,” added Virginia Democrats.
Connecticut Democrat Jahanna Hayes said since its establishment in 1979, the Department of Education has been “working to ensure high-quality education for children across the country.”
“As (Chairman Wahlberg) pointed out, there are about 1 million children participating in the private school selection program, while 49.6 million children participate in public school education. Who would you like to say? Are you defending it?” Hayes said.
“It would limit education and learning in a comprehensive and supportive environment, dismantle the Department of Education and support critical enforcement of federal civil rights law,” said Janai Nelson, president and director counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund. Trump’s executive order to limit his threat said: the very foundation of good citizenship.”
“We must reject these proposals from the Project 2025 playbook and approach public education with common sense and common purpose, not separatism or self-dealing,” Nelson said.
Project 2025, almost 900 pages of policy suggestions The Heritage Foundation outlines a vast conservative blueprint that calls for the removal of the education sector among many education-related priorities.
Last updated at 2:57am, February 6, 2025
