Rep. Massie Introduces Bill to Eliminate Education Department

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Rep. Massie Introduces Bill to Eliminate Education Department

Posted by Mary Chastain February 8, 2017 at 11:30am

 

A waste of billions of dollars.

 

That’s right. All the bill says is, “The Department of Education shall terminate on December 31, 2018.”

 

In a statement, Massie said:

 

“Neither Congress nor the President, through his appointees, has the constitutional authority to dictate how and what our children must learn.”

 

Massie added, “Unelected bureaucrats in Washington, D.C. should not be in charge of our children’s intellectual and moral development. States and local communities are best positioned to shape curricula that meet the needs of their students. Schools should be accountable. Parents have the right to choose the most appropriate educational opportunity for their children, including home school, public school, or private school.”

 

He is 100% correct. When I covered Common Core at Breitbart, I spoke with many state legislators and so many of them on both sides of the aisle stated that education should be as local as possible.