To abolish or not to abolish
What are the questions?
Here are links to a few general news sources about the topic:
US Senator Mike Rounds introduced legislation, called “Returning Education to Our States Act,” See also, USA Today’s Morgan Matzen, Zachary Schermele, and Kayla Jimenez on 21 November 2024: “GOP senator introduces bill to eliminate US Department of Education.”
What might eliminating the department mean? There’s plenty of speculation, including from
NPR’s Steve Inskeep and Taylor Haney on 15 November 2024: “What Trump's pledge to close Dept. of Education means for students, GOP-led states.”
Axios’s Ivana Saric on 20 November 2024: “What happens if Trump eliminates the Department of Education.”
The Washington Post’s Laura Meckler and Annabelle Timsit on 12 November 2024: “Trump pledged to close the Education Department. What would that mean? The Department of Education provides about 10% of K-12 funding, enforces civil rights laws and runs the $1.6 trillion student loan program.”
Writing for Forbes 26 November 2024, Robert Farrington wrote “Republican Bill To End The Department Of Education Introduced,” and on 12 November 2024 Jeanne Allen contributed “So You Want To Abolish The Department Of Education? Here’s What You Need To Know.”
There’s earlier coverage right here on Special Education Today, including
My notes about a conversation with a fellow traveler in the SET Newsletter of 18 November 2024 (see the comments, too)
David Bateman’s notes 7 November 2024
Earlier notes in the Newsletter for 8 July 2024
There are plenty of other sources. Of primary interests would be what would happen to the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation Services and the Office of Special Education programs—and all activities housed in them. If you know of some reporting about this topic, please contribute source here in the comments or in the related thread that I’ll post soon. We could have a real discussion of this policy idea!