The ED is dead! Long live the ed!

It is not common for problems to find people to discuss public education policy. Of course, it is not usual about the first weeks of this administration. So I was happy to have this conversation with the Cato Institute Neal McCluskey, director of the Center for Educational Freedom, Who may not leave you happy with what it has to say, but perhaps less worried. Hear:

We were able to overcome most of the classic theoretical conflict points on the pros and cons of the emergency department and focus on possible short -term realities. Neal suggests that key programs such as Title I and idea financing will continue, although possibly administered by different agencies. It also emphasizes that the significant eliminations of the program would require an action of the Congress with a majority of the 60 votes, which is unlikely that current numbers occur. And while some administrative interruptions can occur, as they do during any transition, most immediate financing flows will continue, although potentially slower due to staff courts.

We deepen more broad philosophical issues about federal participation in education, arguing why and how responsibility and responsibility at the state level could be more effective than federal supervision. Neal also details how ED functions such as data collection could pass to the Census Office, which already collects some educational data, while the responsibilities of application of civil rights could change the Department of Justice.

Coat has Written in the election of the president For ED in the past, and has contributed to ongoing discussions on the dismantling of the department completely. You can read them here:

More about Neal: He is the Cato's director Educational Freedom Center and author of the book The fractured Schoolhouse: Reexamine education for a free, equal society And he is co -editor of several volumes, including Myths of school choice: clarify the record about freedom of education and Non -profitable school: examine causes and solutions for the United States broken ivory tower. McCluskey also keeps Cato's Public Education Battle MapAn interactive database of values ​​and conflicts based on identity in public schools.

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