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''We therefore call for prompt repeal of the Goals 2000 program and the School-To-Work Act of 1994, which put new federal controls, as well as unfunded mandates, on the States. We further urge that federal attempts to impose outcome- or performance-based education on local schools be ended.<ref>[http://www.wnd.com/index.php?pageId=27895 Worldnet Daily; Department of Education must be abolished]</ref>'' | ''We therefore call for prompt repeal of the Goals 2000 program and the School-To-Work Act of 1994, which put new federal controls, as well as unfunded mandates, on the States. We further urge that federal attempts to impose outcome- or performance-based education on local schools be ended.<ref>[http://www.wnd.com/index.php?pageId=27895 Worldnet Daily; Department of Education must be abolished]</ref>'' | ||
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During the Presidency of [[George W. Bush]], the Republican effort to abolish the Department of Education was temporarily halted. Bush massively expanded Federal intrusion into local school districts with [[No Child Left Behind ]], a move which dismayed many conservatives. With the advent of the [TEA Party] in 2009-2010, however, the movement has again begun to grow and may in fact gain the power needed to achieve it's goals in the massive TEA Party victories expected in the [[2010 Midterm Elections]]. | During the Presidency of [[George W. Bush]], the Republican effort to abolish the Department of Education was temporarily halted. Bush massively expanded Federal intrusion into local school districts with [[No Child Left Behind ]], a move which dismayed many conservatives. With the advent of the [TEA Party] in 2009-2010, however, the movement has again begun to grow and may in fact gain the power needed to achieve it's goals in the massive TEA Party victories expected in the [[2010 Midterm Elections]]. | ||
Revision as of 01:55, September 23, 2010
The United States Department of Education is a US Cabinet-level department involving the topics of schools and education. The current Secretary of Education is Arne Duncan.
Ostensible Purpose
Controversies
Conservative Proposals
Since the Reagan campaign in 1980, Conservatives have proposed numerous policy changes to address the flaws with the American education system. Most involve giving responsibility for education back to the only entity with Constitutional power to legislate on the issue- the states- and abolishing the Department of Education. Unfortunately, like Reagen's pledge to dismantle the Department of Education, liberals in the House of Representitives have been able to block these attempts to enforce the Constitution.[1]
The 1996 GOP Presidential Platform contained the lines:
Our formula is as simple as it is sweeping: The federal government has no constitutional authority to be involved in school curricula or to control jobs in the workplace. That is why we will abolish the Department of Education, end federal meddling in our schools, and promote family choice at all levels of learning.
We therefore call for prompt repeal of the Goals 2000 program and the School-To-Work Act of 1994, which put new federal controls, as well as unfunded mandates, on the States. We further urge that federal attempts to impose outcome- or performance-based education on local schools be ended.[2]
During the Presidency of George W. Bush, the Republican effort to abolish the Department of Education was temporarily halted. Bush massively expanded Federal intrusion into local school districts with No Child Left Behind , a move which dismayed many conservatives. With the advent of the [TEA Party] in 2009-2010, however, the movement has again begun to grow and may in fact gain the power needed to achieve it's goals in the massive TEA Party victories expected in the 2010 Midterm Elections.