Compliance with Federal Laws. Without the U.S. Department of Education, individual states that are already struggling with staffing and resource issues will be left to monitor and enforce compliance with federal laws. We need the federal Department to continue its critical role of ensuring that federal laws are followed and families have an avenue for recourse when they are not.
Loss of Funding. Without the federal funding, states would have to raise corporate, sales, or property taxes to replace the funds.
Title I Funding provides funds to low-income schools to help bolster educational opportunities in disadvantaged communities. If this funding goes to states as a block grant, it may be distributed at the whim of state politicians
Individual with Disabilities Act funding may go to states with no strings attached. Before IDEA, students with disabilities were often ignored or not given sufficient resources.
Federal Student Loan Programs administered by the Department of Education could be severely disrupted, jeopardizing the higher education opportunities of millions of students.
Data Collection and Research National Center for Education Statistics and Institute of Education Science serve the primary purposes of the original Department of Education, established in 1867—they collect data and conduct research on student achievement to inform educators and policymakers on what’s working and what needs to change.
Help us protect this vital resource! Send a letter to your U.S. Senators and House Representative urging them to support maintaining all of the current responsibilities of the U.S. Department of Education.
