Staff Reports
President Trump has announced a bold plan to shut down the U.S. Department of Education. His plan sends power back to states and local communities instead of letting Washington bureaucrats control schools. Trump says the federal government has failed our kids despite spending more money than ever.
The Department of Education costs taxpayers $76 billion a year but students keep falling behind. America now ranks dead last in education compared to other wealthy countries. Employees at the department were caught on tape laughing about taking taxpayer-funded vacations while plotting to hide their work from oversight. This shows why the system needs major changes.
Teachers unions are fighting hard to keep the failed status quo. Union boss Randi Weingarten claims shutting down the department would hurt children. But schools existed for over 200 years before Jimmy Carter created this bureaucracy in 1979. States and parents did just fine making education decisions without Washington interference.
Liberal politicians and rich elites oppose school choice for regular families while sending their own kids to private schools. This hypocrisy proves they care more about power than helping students. Kevin O’Leary recently blasted union rules that keep bad teachers in classrooms while kids suffer.
Secretary of Education Linda McMahon is already moving money away from Washington to let states decide how to use it. The Founders never wanted federal control over schools – they trusted local communities. Back when states managed education, costs were lower and students learned real skills instead of political agendas.
The department wastes money on ridiculous projects like tracking student lunch menus and pushing radical gender theories. Meanwhile, American teens can’t read basic sentences or do simple math. Trump’s plan stops this nonsense and lets teachers focus on reading, writing, and arithmetic again.
Some cry about federal workers losing jobs, but why keep funding failure? The department added nothing but paperwork and rules that tie teachers’ hands. States can hire useful staff focused on helping kids – not filling out forms for Washington.
It’s time to drain the swamp in education. Letting parents and local leaders take charge will restore common sense. Trump’s bold move puts students first instead of union bosses and bureaucrats getting rich off our tax dollars. This is how we make American schools great again.
