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U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon took to the White House briefing room podium to deliver a bold message to the remaining bureaucrats at her Department: President Donald Trump’s mandate is clear — “drain the swamp,” empower parents and U.S. states, and work yourselves out of a failing agency by dismantling the bloated federal education machine once and for all.

Many Americans argue that the Department of Education has failed the country, citing stagnant or worsening academic outcomes despite a massive increase in spending.

Inflation-adjusted per-pupil funding has roughly tripled since 1970, from about $6,500 to $17–18,000 today, and federal education spending has grown from virtually zero to tens of billions annually. Yet, long-term NAEP scores for 17-year-olds in reading and math have remained essentially flat, or worsened, since the early 1970s.

[Source](https://www.oann.com/newsroom/education-secy-mcmahon-govt-shutdown-proved-u-s-dept-of-education-is-not-needed/) > U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon took to the White House briefing room podium to deliver a bold message to the remaining bureaucrats at her Department: President Donald Trump’s mandate is clear — “drain the swamp,” empower parents and U.S. states, and work yourselves out of a failing agency by dismantling the bloated federal education machine once and for all. > Many Americans argue that the Department of Education has failed the country, citing stagnant or worsening academic outcomes despite a massive increase in spending. > Inflation-adjusted per-pupil funding has roughly tripled since 1970, from about $6,500 to $17–18,000 today, and federal education spending has grown from virtually zero to tens of billions annually. Yet, long-term NAEP scores for 17-year-olds in reading and math have remained essentially flat, or worsened, since the early 1970s.
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The Department of Education came into being under Jimmy Carter's administration. Worthless president; worthless agency/bureaucracy and cabinet position. Now that Mr. Peanut has passed, it seems a fitting time to rid ourselves of that albatross of a department as well.

But can it be killed off sufficiently that resurrection in another 3 years is unlikely or unfeasible, or will it return from the grave then as some form of brain-eating zombie??? Time will tell.