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.
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.
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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.
The Department of Education’s future remains an open question with Trump coming back to D.C.
WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - President-elect Donald Trump recently picked former WWE executive Linda McMahon to be the country’s next Secretary of Education. She still has to be confirmed by the Republican-led Senate next year. However, Trump has also said he wants to eliminate the Department of Education.
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Trump Pick Linda McMahon Was WWE’s Wrestling Queen. Will She Take Down the Department of Education?
As former chief executive of World Wrestling Entertainment, Linda McMahon oversaw the entertainment enterprise that popularized the “takedown” for millions of wrestling fans. As President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for secretary of education, the Trump loyalist may be asked to take down the very same department Trump has asked her to lead.
Senator previews what closing down the Education Department would actually look like
S.D., introduced the Returning Education to Our States Act ( S. 5384) to eliminate Education and “redistribute all critical functions under other departments.” Rounds said the department has moved beyond its founding mission of advising schools on best practices and has grown into an "oversized bureaucracy.
GOP senator debuts bill to abolish Department of Education
Sen. Mike Rounds (R-SD) introduced a bill to dissolve the Department of Education on Thursday, bringing President-elect Donald Trump‘s campaign promise to life. The bill, “Returning Education to Our States Act,
Sen. Mike Rounds on the future of Education Department
Senator Mike Rounds (R-SD), joins CNBC's 'Squawk Box' to discuss his recently-introduced bill to end the Department of Education, what education will look like under the incoming administration, and more.
Senator Rounds and Department of Education
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