Summary
Senator Mike Rounds (R-SD) introduced the Returning Education to Our States Act, aiming to abolish the U.S. Department of Education, a long-time Republican goal aligned with Trump’s agenda.
The bill proposes redistributing the department’s $200 billion budget and responsibilities to other federal agencies and states, such as shifting federal student loans to the Treasury.
Critics warn this could undermine protections for students with disabilities and marginalized groups.
While the bill faces significant political hurdles, it reflects broader GOP efforts to reduce federal influence over education policy.
It’s sad because I want them to have what they really want but they don’t want to let people like me give it to them.
They want to be able to support themselves on with an honest wage in their small town and afford basic luxuries. I want that for them too but instead they think they have to be part of an oppressive class and beg for scraps from their corporate masters to get it. They like this better because it keeps the colored folk away.