President Trump has indicated his intent to dismantle the Department of Education, framing it as a way to grant more control to states over their educational systems. This proposal has drawn substantial criticism from Democrats, who argue that closing the department would disproportionately affect rural states and students requiring assistance. Despite mixed signals from his administration, Trump reiterated his commitment to this agenda, aiming to shift the responsibilities of federal student loans and grants to other agencies while mischaracterizing the department's role in education.
We're trying to get the schools back into the states. Let the states run the schools, Trump said, misrepresenting the department's functions.
If they run their own education, they're going to do a lot better than somebody sitting in Washington, DC, that couldn't care less about the pupils out in the Midwest.
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