Washington – largely biased on whether to bear US Education Department He came to the fore in Wednesday’s interrogation by the US educational panel, because the rumors still circulate over the plans of President Donald Trump to dismantle the federal agency, which has only four and a half decade.
Trump conducted a campaign on the commitment to get rid of the faculty, which, among many duties, manages financing key programs, including for school districts with low income and special education, and also manages federal support for students.
Trump is reported possibly issue some execution order which aims to reduce the internal department and Congress calls to lift the agency. Only he has no right to close the department, and the effort would require confirmation by the Congress.
The legislators clashed on the Committee on Education and Working Form, focused on the “state of American education”, in particular the choice of school, parental rights in education and diversity, justice and inclusion initiatives.
The president of the president outlined during his campaign “Save American education” has already escaped from the flood since he took office last month.
He published A series of executive orders related to education Last week, it focused on determining the priorities of financing the school’s choice, ending what the administration considers “radical indoctrination in training K-12” and taking “additional means to combat anti-Semitism.”
Trump too Signed executive orders In January, Gut Dei programs and activities throughout the federal government.
Restoring “common sense”
Rep. Tim Walberg, chairman of the home education panel, said that “he is glad that Trump’s administration is taking excellent steps to restore common sense, personal responsibility and parental choice through our education system.”
“A lot of work should be done in K-12 education,” said Republican Michigan, pointing to the latest data from National assessment of educational progress.
The report said this Average results of mathematics and reading in 2024. In the case of students in the fourth grade and the eighth grade, they were lower compared to the coronavirus pandemic in 2019.
Nicole Neily, president and founder of parents defending education, a group of parents’ rights, said that “American education is in crisis.”
“For too long, American schools focused on everything except for children’s education, and as the results showed last week, our children wear the burden of these bad decisions,” she said.
“We will fight every attempt”
Meanwhile, democrats on the panel warned against the repercussions of the dismantling of the education department.
“Irony is not lost to me that we are here to discuss the state of American education, while the current administration actively discusses how to dismantle the main federal agency responsible for ensuring safe, high -quality education for all students,” said Bobby Scott representative, Member of the panel ranking.
“We will fight every attempt to dismantle the department, so we do not know what the plan will be, but we count on our opposition to every plan that will endure the Department of Education and Programs”, Virginia Democrat in addition.
Democratic representative Connecticut Jahan Hayes noted that since the creation of the Education Department in 1979, “he was involved in ensuring high quality education for children throughout the country.”
“As he noted (chairman Walberg), there are about 1 million children who participate in private schools, but 49.6 million children participate in education in a public school – what about them? Who supports them? “Hayes said.
Janai Nelson, president and director of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, said that Trump’s executive orders “restricting teaching and learning in integration and supporting environments and his threats by breaking the Department of Education and increasing the critical enforcement . “
“We must reject these proposals from the 2025 project textbook and approach public education about common sense and common goal, not separatism and self-sufficient,” said Nelson.
Project 2025, almost 900-page policy proposal From the Heritage Foundation, he presents a huge conservative plan, which, among many priorities related to education, requires the elimination of the education department.
Last updated 3:57, February 6, 2025
