Department Of Education Stripped Of Power In A Continued Effort To Dismantle The Failed Agency

Posted • November 19, 2025: It's a difficult task to name a government agency that functions well. Efficiency isn't something that's in the federal government's wheelhouse. It's even harder to name an agency that's performed more poorly than the Department of Education. Conceived by Carter and created by Congress, the department began operating at a time when public education in the United States was among the best in the world. In the years since the forced bureaucracy of federal intervention, our public education system has worsened consistently. While American students' counterparts in places like Japan are learning multiple languages and practicing calculus by middle school, American kids, especially in big-city school districts, are lucky if they can read their diplomas when they graduate. Carter created the DoE to bring equal education to all. The DoE achieved that goal by bringing everyone down to the lowest common denominator. Time may finally be running out on Carter's big mistake, and that time can't come soon enough.

Donald Trump made no secret of his plan to eliminate the bumbling bureaucracy, but he can't do that without Congress. In the meantime, he is doing his best to reduce the scope, size, and influence of the failed department and return education to the states where it belongs. —— U.S. Department of Education @usedgov: “The Department of Education today announced six new partnerships to break up the federal education bureaucracy. Together, we will refocus education on students, families, and schools. - A new State Department—@usedgov partnership to help dismantle the federal education bureaucracy will reduce redundancies to further @POTUS’s historic mandate.” https://www.state.gov/releases/office-of-the-spokesperson/2025/11/state-department-to-lead-additional-international-education-programs-under-new-interagency-partnership/

The interagency agreement, led by Secretary of Education Linda McMahon, will shift current DoE responsibilities and services among the departments of State, Labor, Health and Human Services, and Interior. The move effectively reduces the size, scope, and influence of the DoE without requiring congressional approval. (…)

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