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1 week ago | 
americanhabits.org | Neal McCluskey |Ray Nothstine
President Donald Trump has targeted the US Department of Education for elimination with a new executive order, and he is right to do so. The department should never have been created. There has never been a need for it, and constitutionally, education is reserved to the people and states. As it should be: Education is about nothing less than the formation of millions of unique individuals, and control should be as close to each one as possible, not lodged in some distant bureaucracy.
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Nov 15, 2024 | 
cato.org | Neal McCluskey
The federal government furnishes a relatively tiny amount of K‑12 funding—but the feds need relatively little money to exert powe November 15, 2024 • Commentary This article appeared in the December 2024 issue of Reason. Love or hate the Project 2025 blueprint for the next conservative president, it has done at least one good thing: revive discussion of ending the U.S. Department of Education. That department has no constitutional business existing.
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Nov 11, 2024 | 
cato.org | Colleen Hroncich |Neal McCluskey
Of course, the devil is in the details for any ballot measure, and in Colorado, the devilish details might have been most important. Voters faced a ballot question asking if the state constitution should be amended to establish “the right to school choice” for children. But the full amendment had several issues that made even many choice supporters hesitant to endorse it.
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Oct 25, 2024 | 
reason.com | Neal McCluskey
Education The federal government furnishes a relatively tiny amount of K-12 funding—but the feds need relatively little money to exert power.
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Sep 30, 2024 | 
thederrick.com | Neal McCluskey
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Sep 29, 2024 | 
duluthnewstribune.com | Neal McCluskey
The presidential election has brought back a topic that always seems to need more momentum to succeed but always has enough support to stick around: ending the U.S. Department of Education. Why has it stayed in political purgatory? While there are good reasons to end the department, there is no huge benefit if the programs it administers remain.
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Sep 27, 2024 | 
yourvalley.net | Neal McCluskey
Neal McCluskey Photo by Richie Downs for the Cato Institute By Neal McCluskey | Director, Cato Institute’s Center for Educational Freedom The presidential election has brought back a topic that always seems to need more momentum to succeed but always has enough support to stick around: ending the Department of Education. Why has it stayed in political purgatory? While there are good reasons to end the department, there is no huge benefit if the programs it administers remain. Unfortunately,...
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Sep 24, 2024 | 
nhjournal.com | Neal McCluskey
For an alternate viewpoint, see “Point: Eliminating the Education Dept. Would Destroy Public Schools.”The presidential election has brought back a topic that always seems to need more momentum to succeed but always has enough support to stick around: ending the Department of Education. Why has it stayed in political purgatory? While there are good reasons to end the department, there is no huge benefit if the programs it administers remain.
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Sep 23, 2024 | 
havasunews.com | Neal McCluskey
The presidential election has brought back a topic that always seems to need more momentum to succeed, but always has enough support to stick around: ending the Department of Education. Why has it stayed in political purgatory? While there are good reasons to end the department, there is no huge benefit if the programs it administers remain.
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Sep 23, 2024 | 
orlandosentinel.com | Neal McCluskey
For another view of the Department of Education, visit OrlandoSentinel.com/opinion. The presidential election has brought back a topic that always seems to need more momentum to succeed, but always has enough support to stick around: ending the Department of Education. Why has it stayed in political purgatory? While there are good reasons to end the department, there is no huge benefit if the programs it administers remain.
