Republican US Sen. Mike Rounds of South Dakota introduced legislation on Thursday to eliminate the Department of Education (ED), which was first established in 1979. Rounds said he's been pursuing such legislation "for years."

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Republican US Sen. Mike Rounds of South Dakota introduced legislation on Thursday to eliminate the Department of Education (ED), which was first established in 1979. Rounds said he's been pursuing such legislation "for years."

He said it would "eliminate" the department and redistribute all critical federal programs to other agencies. For example, before 1979, Indigenous programs were under the Department of the Interior and student loans were under the Treasury Department.

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He said it would "eliminate" the department and redistribute all critical federal programs to other agencies. For example, before 1979, Indigenous programs were under the Department of the Interior and student loans were under the Treasury Department.

It would also return disability programs to the Department of Health and Human Services, and "research and training efforts overseas to the State Department.

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It would also return disability programs to the Department of Health and Human Services, and "research and training efforts overseas to the State Department.

Rounds said that it is time to end the "bureaucratic department," adding that local and state institutions "know best what their students need, not unelected bureaucrats in Washington, DC."

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Rounds said that it is time to end the "bureaucratic department," adding that local and state institutions "know best what their students need, not unelected bureaucrats in Washington, DC."

The bill comes after President-elect Donald Trump vowed during his campaign to get rid of the department, which he called "a bloated and radical bureaucracy."

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The bill comes after President-elect Donald Trump vowed during his campaign to get rid of the department, which he called "a bloated and radical bureaucracy."

Since the ED was created by Congress, Rounds' bill will need 60 votes to pass in the Senate. Next year, Republicans will control 53 seats in the chamber.

Since the ED was created by Congress, Rounds' bill will need 60 votes to pass in the Senate. Next year, Republicans will control 53 seats in the chamber.

Republican South Dakota Senator Mike Rounds introduced legislation on Thursday to eliminate the Department of Education.

Republican South Dakota Senator Mike Rounds introduced legislation on Thursday to eliminate the Department of Education.

The “Returning Education to Our States Act” is Rounds’ most recent effort to end the department, with the senator saying that he has been pursuing the goal “for years”

The “Returning Education to Our States Act” is Rounds’ most recent effort to end the department, with the senator saying that he has been pursuing the goal “for years”

Rounds has said that the legislation would "eliminate" the department and redistribute all critical federal programs to other agencies.

Rounds has said that the legislation would "eliminate" the department and redistribute all critical federal programs to other agencies.

Rounds said that it is time to end the “bureaucratic department” continuing on to say that “Local school boards and state Departments of Education know best what their students need, not unelected bureaucrats in Washington, D.C."

Rounds said that it is time to end the “bureaucratic department” continuing on to say that “Local school boards and state Departments of Education know best what their students need, not unelected bureaucrats in Washington, D.C."

The bill comes after President-elect Donald Trump vowed during his campaign to get rid of the department which he called "a bloated and radical bureaucracy."

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The bill comes after President-elect Donald Trump vowed during his campaign to get rid of the department which he called "a bloated and radical bureaucracy."

The Department of Education was established by Congress in 1979. To eliminate the department, Rounds' bill will need 60 votes in the Senate. Next year, Republicans will control 53 seats in the chamber.

The Department of Education was established by Congress in 1979. To eliminate the department, Rounds' bill will need 60 votes in the Senate. Next year, Republicans will control 53 seats in the chamber.

The Department of Education has become an example of bureaucracy at its worst. The department's budget has become bloated and unnecessarily large. This money could better serve students if it followed them directly instead of funding being concentrated at the federal level and controlled by unelected bureaucrats. Local and state are better informed to help their students. This bill has the best interests of students at heart.

The Department of Education has become an example of bureaucracy at its worst. The department's budget has become bloated and unnecessarily large. This money could better serve students if it followed them directly instead of funding being concentrated at the federal level and controlled by unelected bureaucrats. Local and state are better informed to help their students. This bill has the best interests of students at heart.

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Eliminating the Department of Education would harm schools and students by getting rid of essential federal programs, reducing financial aid access, jeopardizing civil rights, and increasing educational inequities. The department serves an essential role in supporting underserved schools and communities and ensures accountability in the education sector. These services are irreplaceable and dismantling them to reallocate to different departments would waste time, expertise, and funding that is already in place.

Eliminating the Department of Education would harm schools and students by getting rid of essential federal programs, reducing financial aid access, jeopardizing civil rights, and increasing educational inequities. The department serves an essential role in supporting underserved schools and communities and ensures accountability in the education sector. These services are irreplaceable and dismantling them to reallocate to different departments would waste time, expertise, and funding that is already in place.

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Since its inception, which was simply a quid pro quo between then-Pres. Jimmy Carter and a teachers union, the ED has only fostered federal overreach and ideological agendas over basic education. This has led to declining literacy rates and divisive curricula. Returning control to states and reallocating functions to existing agencies would improve efficiency and accountability.

Since its inception, which was simply a quid pro quo between then-Pres. Jimmy Carter and a teachers union, the ED has only fostered federal overreach and ideological agendas over basic education. This has led to declining literacy rates and divisive curricula. Returning control to states and reallocating functions to existing agencies would improve efficiency and accountability.

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The Department of Education is vital for equal access to education and the nation's democracy. It ensures funding for low-income schools, enforces anti-discrimination laws, supports students with disabilities, and distributes billions of dollars in grants and loans. Removing it risks deep inequities, worsens teacher shortages, and abandons federal accountability crucial for student success.

The Department of Education is vital for equal access to education and the nation's democracy. It ensures funding for low-income schools, enforces anti-discrimination laws, supports students with disabilities, and distributes billions of dollars in grants and loans. Removing it risks deep inequities, worsens teacher shortages, and abandons federal accountability crucial for student success.

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