White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed on Thursday that Trump 2.0 is “drastically reducing” the size of the Department of Education.
“The great responsibility of educating our nation’s children will return to the states,” Leavitt said.
“The Department of Education was founded in the 1970 and since then we have spent more than $3 trillion at this bureaucracy. What has been the ROI for the taxpayer? Our children’s test scores are incredibly concerning when it comes to literacy rates, math, and science test scores,” Leavitt said.
“This president is finally taking much-needed action to return education where it belongs. That’s to educators closest to students in their classrooms in their respective states.”
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“President Trump’s executive order to expand educational opportunities will empower parents, states, and communities to take control and improve outcomes for all students,” White House spokesperson Harrison Fields said in a statement Wednesday.
Hours after Education Secretary Linda McMahon was confirmed by the Senate, she issued a memo with the subject line “Our Department’s Final Mission.” The memo said “this is our opportunity to perform one final, unforgettable public service to future generations of students. I hope you will join me in ensuring that when our final mission is complete; we will be able to say that we left American education freer, stronger, and with more hope for the future.”
