Reagan’s Goal to End the Department of Education Is Finally Gaining Momentum
- Ending the Department of Education may seem like a radical idea, but it’s not as crazy as it sounds.
Wednesday, April 20, 2022
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“Unelected bureaucrats in Washington, D.C. should not be in charge of our children’s intellectual and moral development,” said Massie when he initially introduced the bill. “States and local communities are best positioned to shape curricula that meet the needs of their students.”
Massie is echoing sentiments expressed by President Ronald Reagan in 1981, who advocated dismantling the Department of Education even though it had just begun operating in 1980.
“By eliminating the Department of Education less than 2 years after it was created,” said Reagan, “we cannot only reduce the budget but ensure that local needs and preferences, rather than the wishes of Washington, determine the education of our children.”
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I can’t think of a better way to start off the year than by nuking the Department of Education. Maybe Energy too.
If one of the objectives was to improve “education”, then it has failed miserably. And, unlike the private sector which takes care of mistakes (i.e., malinvestment in things not demanded by the consumer) — think of the Edsel, cassette tapes, and Blockbuster — via the bankruptcy court, no Gooferment program ever goes out of business.
Time to change that now!
Argh!
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