Fellow Conservative,

President Trump is taking a machete to the overgrown sprawl of the Department of Education. This week, he issued an executive order that sets the stage for the closure of the Department of Education.

He also announced that the administration of student loans, special needs services and nutrition programs will be transferred to the Small Business Administration and the Department of Health and Human Services respectively. This whittles away at the Department of Education’s influence, making it more possible for Congress to close it.

Education

In the President's executive order he wrote

“The Secretary of Education shall, to the maximum extent appropriate and permitted by law, take all necessary steps to facilitate the closure of the Department of Education and return authority over education to the States and local communities…”

The Department of Education, created in 1979, has failed students, teachers, and families. Closing the Department of Education and returning its functions to the states would allow for more responsive, and innovative improvements in education. States know better what their populations need than a far off distant Department that has no connection to the communities its policies impact.

Heritage Action has been working for years to expand education freedom, and thereby improve education, at the state level. Downsizing and ultimately abolishing the Department of Education would supercharge these efforts and allow states to implement the policies that work best for them.

In the States

Kansas

This week, the Kansas Legislature passed SB 6, which bans Ranked-Choice Voting (RCV) in state elections.

Catherine Gunsalus, Heritage Action’s Director of State Advocacy, wrote in a press release:

“RCV is a confusing system designed to disenfranchise voters and elevate unpopular candidates—it has no place in Kansas elections. By passing SB 6, lawmakers have prioritized the interests of Kansans and joined a growing movement of states across the country fighting to secure their elections.

We now urge Governor Kelly to sign the bill and to end RCV in Kansas.

Kentucky

Kentucky’s General Assembly passed House Bill 45, which bans foreign funding in state ballot issue campaigns, thereby protecting the state from foreign influence.

The bill makes Kentucky the latest state to prioritize election integrity and reject outside interference from foreign billionaires.
It’s now up to Governor Beshear to sign HB 45 into law and encourage other states to follow Kentucky’s lead. Kentucky became the third state this year to pass such a ban, following Ohio’s enactment of HB 1 in 2024.

Arkansas

Arkansas passed and signed into law HB 1307, which protects institutional endowments from being influenced by the environmental, social, and governance (ESG) agenda.

The legislation, championed by State Rep. Mindy McAlindon and Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders ensures Arkansans’ charitable giving and public funds are not used for Left-wing political activism and it safeguards state-managed investments from ESG influence.

We are happy to see Arkansas leading the fight against ESG and are encouraged to continue working to eliminate it nationwide. With HB 1307, Arkansas became the first state to take legislative action to protect institutional endowments from the ESG agenda.

Ryan Walker on The Sean Spicer Show

Heritage Action's Executive Vice President, Ryan Walker, appeared on Sean Spicer’s show this week to breakdown some of the most pertinent issues facing our country currently including Trump’s axing of the Department of Education, and the radical Left showing their true colors of outrage and anger.

>>>Watch the full video HERE<<<

Thank you for working alongside us to advance policies that put the American people first.

- Ryan and the Heritage Action team

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