If there was one federal agency that I could dispose of, what would it be? Without ado: The Department of Education (DOE) as evidence for its abolition is overwhelming.
If accountability and achievement are truly the goals, the DOE’s monopoly must end.
The 2024 “Nation’s Report Card” — the National Assessment of Educational Progress long-term trends exam — found that the average 13-year-old student’s math scores ranked the lowest in more than three decades. The number of high school seniors who did not read a single book on their own in the last year nearly quadrupled between 1976 and 2021-2022. Moreover, only 20 percent of students nationwide read proficiently, and four out of five are struggling to meet basic educational standards.
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According to two international tests: Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) and the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study…
K-12 Education is Failing: Abolish the DOE – The American Spectator | USA News and PoliticsThe American Spectator
