Abolishing Education Department; Direct State Funding for Schools
This bill proposes to abolish the federal Department of Education. Instead, funding for elementary and secondary education would go directly to states, proportional to income taxes paid by their residents. Citizens might experience changes in how education is funded and managed locally, with more emphasis on state and parental decisions.
Key points
The U.S. Department of Education would be abolished, and its programs terminated, except for Pell Grant and Federal Direct Loan programs, which would transfer to the Treasury Department.
Funding for elementary and secondary education would be provided directly to states as block grants, proportional to federal individual income taxes paid by state residents.
States would have discretion in using these funds to support education, with an emphasis on promoting competition and choice in education and recognizing parents' fundamental right to determine their children's education.
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