Campaigning in New Hampshire today, Marco Rubio suggested that under his administration, the Department of Education might not exist “at all.”
"I would not have a department of education, perhaps at all," Rubio says in NH when asked about Common Core.
— Michael C. Bender (@MichaelCBender) April 17, 2015
.@marcorubio: "I would not have a Dept. of Education, perhaps at all" but at least not one that uses higher standards "as a stick"
— Patricia Mazzei (@PatriciaMazzei) April 17, 2015
In Manchester, NH – Rubio says he doesn't trust Dept of Ed and in a Rubio administration dept might not exist "at all."
— Stephen Hayes (@stephenfhayes) April 17, 2015
https://twitter.com/cmdeb/status/589142149158998016
@stephenfhayes GOPs have been predicting the demise of the Dep of Educ since the 1980 campaign, & yet the beast lives on & on & on.
— Ed Franks (@edfranks) April 17, 2015
@stephenfhayes That's silly, Congress won't allow closing any department or agency. Also, tons of lawsuits would be filed.
— WahooEngineer (@wahoo_engr) April 17, 2015
Whether it’s likely or not under a Rubio or any other administration, the suggestion certainly has its appeal.
https://twitter.com/chrispyosh/status/589145045418147841
https://twitter.com/YoYoDietByBy/status/589142362133139456
@stephenfhayes Well, in spite of US Dept Ed 4,200 employees and average salary of $110K we rank 43rd in world math/rhetoric-he has a point
— Jane Hughes,MD (@janehughesmd) April 17, 2015
https://twitter.com/Spone63/status/589142262275145728
@stephenfhayes good. He can go after a few others as well.
— DSNicol (@Dsnicol2) April 17, 2015
@stephenfhayes let's add IRS EPA all in y'all
— Jenna Giamatti (@GiamattiJenna) April 17, 2015