Should we do away with the Department of Education?
Bill Summary
This bill will terminate the Department of Education (DOE) on December 31, 2018, if passed.
Sponsor: Rep. Massie, Thomas [R-KY-4].
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Opponents say
• It’s important to have some regulations for educational policy, otherwise schools will lack public oversight, which could result in privately funded institutions that shape pedagogy around personal or religious beliefs.
• The DOE may need reform, but prior to any federal mandate there was incredible educational disparity across local districts and states that reflected socioeconomics, and religious and cultural values; we need to ensure every student gets the same high quality education, and this requires some federal intervention.
• The DOE may need reform, but prior to any federal mandate there was incredible educational disparity across local districts and states that reflected socioeconomics, and religious and cultural values; we need to ensure every student gets the same high quality education, and this requires some federal intervention.
Proponents say
• The federal government does not have the authority to dictate how and what children should learn, and the DOE is yet another example of how the federal government has created institutions and regulations to push its own agenda.
• The DOE has been corrupted and bogged down by private interests, contentious politics, and general bureaucratic inefficiency: it is doing more harm than good.
• Education cannot be shaped by a uniform, “one-size-fits-all” pedagogy, determined by “professional educators” who’ve never taught a day in their lives. Only states and local districts can understand the needs of schools and the students that attend them on an individual level.
• The DOE has been corrupted and bogged down by private interests, contentious politics, and general bureaucratic inefficiency: it is doing more harm than good.
• Education cannot be shaped by a uniform, “one-size-fits-all” pedagogy, determined by “professional educators” who’ve never taught a day in their lives. Only states and local districts can understand the needs of schools and the students that attend them on an individual level.
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