Idaho Lawmakers to Consider Calling for Elimination of US Department of Education

Idaho lawmakers to consider calling for elimination of US Department of Education

Idaho lawmakers introduced legislation Wednesday declaring state support for eliminating the federal Department of Education, after a committee debated whether the public should weigh in on the subject.

Has the U.S. Department of Education improved anything?

Idaho lawmakers are raising an important question about the role of the federal government in education. House Joint Memorial 19, introduced by Idaho House Majority Leader Jason Monks and Senate Majority Leader Lori Den Hartog, calls on Congress to support efforts to eliminate the U.S. Department of Education and return authority over education to the states. The memorial reflects a growing belief that the federal government’s expanding role in …