Republicans Push to Eliminate Department of Education With New Bill
Republicans set on eliminating the Department of Education have put forward legislation to dismantle the federal agency. On Thursday, South Dakota Senator Mike Rounds introduced a bill to eliminate the Department of Education after President-elect Donald Trump backed closing the agency during his campaign.
Can Trump eliminate the Department of Education?
President-elect Donald Trump is pledging to close the Department of Education and shift control to states, but it's easier said than done.
What Happens if the Education Department Is Dissolved?
Dissolving the Education Department is not a new idea. “Republicans have campaigned on getting rid of it and killing the agency since it was created,” says Gloria L. Blackwell, CEO of the American Association of University Women, a nonprofit that advances equity for women in higher education.
Congressional Republicans continue to introduce bills eliminating the Department of Education
According to the bill, the treasury department will allocate Block grants to states for K-12 and postsecondary education. The treasury secretary also has the power to withhold these funds if they are mishandled by the states. The Justice Department will oversee federal civil rights laws that were previously under Title VI.
GOP senator introduces bill to eliminate US Department of Education
Sen. Mike Rounds, a South Dakota Republican, introduced a bill in the Senate Thursday to eliminate the U.S. Department of Education, promoting a policy President-elect Donald Trump backed to close the agency if he regained the White House, according to a news release from Rounds' office.
Opinion
Department of Education: A Bad Idea Whose Time Has Gone
If Trump wants to make America read again, he should follow through on his plan to abolish it.
What might happen if Trump eliminates the Department Of Education?
President-elect Donald Trump plans to significantly restructure the federal government and downsize several federal agencies, and there's one department he wants to completely eliminate: the Department of Education.
Trump has called for dismantling the Education Department. Here's what that would mean
He picked Linda McMahon, a former wrestling executive, to lead the department. Like many conservative politicians before him, Trump called for dismantling the department — a cumbersome task that likely would require action from Congress.
What Closing the Department of Education Could Mean for the FAFSA
This would mean disruption in the standardized financial aid application process, uncertainty about which agency would manage student loan portfolios, and general bureaucratic cha
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