U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon released a statement on July 15 in response to the House Education and Workforce Committee’s passage of the “Less Bureaucracy, Better Education” legislative package.
McMahon said, “Today marks a major step by Congressional leaders to cement the Trump Administration’s historic reforms to right-size the federal role in education. For decades, the Department of Education has been a failed experiment – a $3 trillion bureaucracy that has resulted in declining test scores, ballooning student debt, and misalignment between education programs and workforce demand.”
She continued, “Today’s bills put forth by the House Education and Workforce Committee move us closer to a leaner, results-driven government – one that empowers families, supports educators, and delivers better outcomes for students by ensuring each federal responsibility is carried out by the agencies best equipped to manage them. I’m grateful to Chairman Tim Walberg and the Committee for advancing this critical package, and we look forward to working with Congress to build an education system that puts students – not bureaucracy – first.”
According to background information provided with McMahon’s statement, the Trump Administration has taken action aimed at reducing the size of the Department of Education while focusing federal programs on serving students, families, educators, and taxpayers.
The legislative package introduced by the House committee would codify these efforts by streamlining federal education responsibilities. The plan seeks to reduce unnecessary Washington bureaucracy and reassign key programs under agencies considered better positioned for their administration.