Today, Tim Walberg, Chairman of the House Education and Workforce Committee, expressed support for the Trump administration’s decision to reorganize the Department of Education. In his statement, Walberg criticized past education policies and highlighted issues such as declining test scores and student debt.
“The past few decades have made one thing clear: the status quo is broken. As the bureaucracy swelled, left-wing bureaucrats were emboldened to waste taxpayer dollars on a radical agenda. As a result, our students have been left in the dust. Test scores are plummeting, students can’t read, and college graduates leave school burdened by debt rather than equipped with workforce-ready skills,” said Walberg.
He also commented on recent government shutdowns: “The Democrat shutdown of our federal government made one thing clear: students and teachers can go to class without heavy-handed federal intervention. The Trump administration is making good on its promise to fix the nation’s broken system by right-sizing the Department of Education to improve student outcomes. It’s time to get our nation’s students back on track. It’s time to return education to those who are most committed to students’ success: their communities.”
Walberg concluded, “Bottom line, this is about putting students before bureaucracy.”
The Department of Education recently announced six interagency agreements that will allow it to work with other federal agencies—such as Labor, Interior, Health and Human Services, and State—to manage federal education programs collaboratively.
