PRESS RELEASE: DFI Statement on President Trump’s Executive Order to Return Education to the States
WASHINGTON—The Defense of Freedom Institute for Policy Studies (DFI) released the following statement after President Trump signed an Executive Order directing the Secretary of Education to take all steps within her authority to return education to the states:
The Defense of Freedom Institute strongly supports the orderly winding down of the U.S. Department of Education. The Department’s rules and burdens have hurt, not helped, students. Despite spending $3 trillion over 45 years, the Department has overseen the cratering of academic progress and achievement in the United States.
We applaud President Trump and Secretary McMahon for their continued commitment to enforcing our civil rights laws and funding for low-income students and students with disabilities. Those core functions should be made more efficient and are better situated in other agencies.
We look forward to working with the administration and Congress to return power over education to states, local communities, and families
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