Three Republican senators introduced legislation to eliminate the Department of Education. The bill would codify President Donald Trump’s recent executive order to abolish the agency.
Sens. Rand Paul (R-KY), Mike Lee (R-UT), and Bernie Moreno (R-OH) introduced the bill on Thursday to “terminate the Department of Education.” The department’s final day would be Dec. 31, 2026, according to the proposed legislation.
It is the third time Paul has introduced a bill to end the Education Department after proposing similar legislation in 2020 and 2021. He also aimed for a “broader effort to reform” the nation’s public education system with another bill he introduced, the Support Children Having Open Opportunities for Learning, or SCHOOL, Act.
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“This legislation allows federal education funds to follow students, regardless of whether they…
