Sarah Reber

2 months ago | brookings.edu | Katharine Meyer |Rachel Perera |Sarah Reber |Jon Valant

Editor's note: This is part of the “Why we have and need a US Department of Education” series which seeks to examine the role of the U.S. Department of Education at a time when the president of the United States has called for the Department’s demise. It considers what the Department does to shape education policy and practice in the United States. It also addresses misconceptions about the Department’s role and the president’s authority to dismantle it.

2 months ago | brookings.edu | Katharine Meyer |Rachel Perera |Sarah Reber |Jon Valant

Editor's note: This is part of the “Why we have and need a US Department of Education” series which seeks to examine the role of the U.S. Department of Education at a time when the president of the United States has called for the Department’s demise. It considers what the Department does to shape education policy and practice in the United States. It also addresses misconceptions about the Department’s role and the president’s authority to dismantle it.