Smith: Ineffective Department of Education Not Worth Monumental Expense

Washington, DC - Today, Rep. Adrian Smith (R-NE), released the following statement after President Trump signed an executive order directing the Secretary of Education to take steps necessary to facilitate the closure of the federal Department of Education.

"We owe it to American students to examine whether they are better off since the Department of Education's inception more than a half century ago. Just since 2000, federal spending has ballooned 649 percent while student proficiencies and the number of ED employees have declined. It's clear such ineffectiveness is not worth such a monumental expense. Parents deserve a greater voice in the classroom, and the federal government should return this issue to the states."

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