The Left is clinging to the Department of Education (DOE) like the last lifeboat off the Titanic, and it's a perfect symbol for Democratic governance: holding fast to bloated, ineffective, and expensive bureaucracy no matter how disastrous it is.
Lying in defense of the DOE is standard operating procedure, including Mayor Pete's hubby Chasten Buttigieg, who repeats the oft-debunked lie that dismantling the DOE will take money from schools to give to billionaires. Guy Benson schooled Chasten, of course. Galaxy brains Don Lemon and Sunny Hostin see a different, but equally nefarious motive: keeping Americans dumb so they vote Republican. This was also echoed by Democratic Rep. Janelle Bynum.
Or something.
Rep. Thomas Massie and Rep. Barry Moore have co-sponsored legislation to officially end the DOE.
Thank you to @RepBarryMoore for cosponsoring my bill to eliminate the Federal Department of Education (HR 899).
— Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie) March 28, 2025
Unelected bureaucrats in Washington, D.C. should not be in charge of our children’s intellectual and moral development.
And they are correct.
Washington bureaucrats are tremendously out of touch with our communities and our schools. They may think they know what's best for children and families, but it couldn't be further from the truth. They have no idea what our lives are like or what our children need to succeed in the classroom.
Since its inception in 1979 and official opening in 1980, the DOE has overseen the absolute collapse of American public education. We were once a global leader in learning.
Here's a recap on the current state of our education:
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Since the inception of the Department of Education, spending on education has gone up while test scores, literacy rates, and mathematical competency have declined. In Wisconsin, only 31% of public school students are reading on grade level. In Illinois, there are 30 schools where zero students are proficient in reading. The same thing is happening in Baltimore, where at least 13 high schools have zero students tested proficient in literacy (but don't worry, Maryland officials will make sure those students have access to condoms in elementary schools).
Instead of teaching our students to read, write, and add, the Department of Education was spending billions on DEI grants for things like a 'restorative justice' program in Philadelphia public schools (where only 30% of students are reading on grade level and 14% are proficient in math), and 'Trauma-Informed, Antiracist Social Emotional Learning' in St. Louis schools (where 14% of students are reading at grade level and only 11% are proficient in math). In Santa Monica schools, fifth-grade students were asked to explore their 'white privilege' and the district proved to be an outlier: the majority of students were proficient in reading and math (we're sure the Leftists will get around to changing that shortly).
This should be intolerable.
Our children deserve better. Our nation deserves better.
It's not just about President Trump's agenda, it's about making America the global leader in education once again and ensuring our children are prepared to face the challenges and demands of the world.
We here at Twitchy are determined to help President Trump dismantle the DOE and return sanity to our education system. We do that by sharing the Left's meltdowns over the end of the DOE and how badly they've failed. And we'll keep doing it until the doors of the DOE are shuttered for good.
That's where you come in, dear readers.
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