President Trump’s executive order to dismantle the Department of Education has sparked intense debate, but Glenn Beck’s team uncovered a critical detail: . According to the Department’s founding documents, its purpose was to strengthen state and local control of education while explicitly —a mandate the agency has ignored for decades.
### The Original Mission vs. Reality
The Department of Education Organization Act of 1979 required the agency to:
– Protect the rights of state/local governments and institutions.
– “Supplement and complement” state efforts, not replace them.
– Avoid increasing federal authority over education.
Instead, the DoE ballooned into a bureaucracy with 4,300 employees and a $60 billion budget by 2010, imposing national standards, burdensome regulations, and progressive policies like DEI mandates. This expansion directly contradicts Congress’s intent to limit Washington’s role in education.
### Trump’s Executive Order: Restoring Congress’s Vision
The order directs Education Secretary Linda McMahon to begin dissolving the DoE, returning power to states and families. Critics claim this will harm students, but Trump’s plan keeps federal programs like Title I and disability funding intact while eliminating redundant administrative bloat. As Glenn Beck noted, slashing the DoE’s authority to reduce federal control.
### Why the Left Is Panicking
Progressives argue the DoE ensures “equity” and protects marginalized groups, but its track record reveals inefficiency and ideological capture. For example:
– : Federally incentivized standards that sparked backlash for undermining local curricula.
– : Taxpayer-funded positions pushing divisive ideologies in schools.
– : Mismanaged federal programs contributing to $1.7 trillion in debt.
By contrast, Trump’s reforms align with and , emphasizing school choice and state flexibility—principles enshrined in the 1979 law but abandoned by decades of federal overreach.
### The Path Forward
Abolishing the DoE requires congressional approval, but the executive order jumpstarts the process by defunding nonessential programs and decentralizing decision-making. As Ronald Reagan once said, “The federal government has no constitutional authority to be involved in school curricula” — a principle finally being enforced.
