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Should the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) be sent to the principal’s office for good, or does it deserve extra credit? The debate over dismantling the DOE is a recurring topic in American politics, often surfacing with a mix of earnest reform zeal and a dash of political theater. (Who can forget the presidential candidate who famously forgot the name of the department he wanted to eliminate?) Calls to abolish the DOE have grown louder in recent years – even a former Secretary of Education has argued the department should be “scrapped entirely,” claiming it has “almost nothing to do with actually educating anyone” politico.com.
Proponents of this move paint the DOE as an overreaching hall monitor holding back local schools, while opponents warn that taking a wrecking ball to it would hurt students and “give up
on our future” nea.org. This article takes a deep dive into the history of the DOE, the arguments on each side of this debate, the potential.
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