Abolish DoED

7/29/2019 Abolish DoED

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Why it should be abolished

The U.S. Department of Education

Presented by Larry Smart


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Historical Background Education system existed for

over 200 years before theDepartment of Education.

Created by Congress in 1979. Went into operation in 1980.

Was created as a payoff to the National Education

Association.

Has no power to impose anything on the stateschools may only advise, recommend, inspire,study, and offer additional/supplemental funding.


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Historical Background (cont) Was not a popular idea at its inception.

Congress was worried that it would circumvent andoverrule local school districts and Parent-TeacherOrganizations.

Many Congressmen feared that the head of theorganization would become a National EducationMinister.

Many in Congress stated that it had noConstitutional Authority to exist.

~Source: CATO Handbook for the 105th U.S. Congress


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The Mission

Establishing policies on federal financial aid foreducation, and distributing as well as monitoringthose funds.

Collecting data on America's schools anddisseminating research.

Focusing national attention on key educationalissues.

Prohibiting discrimination and ensuring equalaccess to education.

~Source: Department of Education website.http://www2.ed.gov
http://www2.ed.gov/http://www2.ed.gov/


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The Cost Initial annual budget of

$14,500,000,000

By 2002 annual budget had

expanded to $47,600,000,000

By 2009, budget expanded to$160,600,000,000

Total cost of the Department ofEducation to date: Approximately$2,400,000,000,000

~Source: Federal Reserve Archive for Economic Research


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The Legality The U.S. Constitution forbids the U.S.

Government from doing things that arenot expressly permitted within theConstitution.

No authorization is made for allowing thegovernment to control or meddle ineducation.

The 10th Amendment states thatindividual states may exercise powers ifthey are not explicitly forbidden for the

Federal Government.

~Source: U.S. Constitution Art I

U.S. Bill of Rights


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Is it Justifiable? Is it worth

The Expense

The Expansion of Government/Police State

The Loss of Liberty in Parents Rights to Govern

Schools

Measuring Success

Test Scores

Tuition Costs (Adjusted for Inflation)

Worldwide Ranking:


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The Track Record


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Tuition

~Source: Digest of Education Statistics


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The Track Record (cont)


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Problems

The Department of Education has a 32 year trackrecord of:

Trillions of dollars wasted.

Massive increases in tuition costs. Unconstitutional meddling in the affairs of local

school boards and state education departments.

Payoffs favoring certain teachers unions over

others.

No measurable improvement in educational quality,reflected by test scores and world standings.

Complete and utter failure in performing its statedmission.


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Conclusion The DoED has failed to provide

any benefit whatsoever.

The DoED is a bureaucratic mess

which only exists to feed andexpand itself.

The DoED is hurting education inall 50 states and Washington DC.

The DoED cannot be fixed.

Abolish DoED

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