Source: Foundation for Economic Education
by Kerry McDonald
“While unlikely, shuttering the US Department of Education would not be the end of the world. Abolishing the department may sound extreme, but it’s important to remember that the federal Department of Education is a relatively new installation, created as a cabinet-level position by President Jimmy Carter in 1979 and opening its doors a year later. Prior to that, there was a federal Office of Education in place since 1867 that was relatively small and inconsequential. Education was largely managed by states and local school districts, as it should be.” (11/13/24)
https://fee.org/articles/what-would-really-happen-if-the-us-department-of-education-went-away/