Moms for Liberty co-founder Tiffany Justice has been frequently floated as a potential pick for President-elect Donald Trump’s education secretary, but the same agency she could lead is also one she says should be abolished.
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“Ultimately, I believe the Department of Education should be shut down. Since it was created, we have only seen plummeting achievement scores, teachers unions having more influence on our kids’ education and more global interference in our kids’ education. It’s no coincidence that kids in Kenya are learning the same type of comprehensive sex education curriculum that they are in New Jersey, so we absolutely need to stop the waste at the federal Department of Education and put parents back in the driver’s seat.”
Trump has floated abolishing the agency, a push that has lingered among conservatives for some time. Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) curriculum, sex education and teachers’ union concerns have only exacerbated the issue.
Abolishing the agency would be a tough order, however. It would require 60 senators’ approval. According to reports, a reconciliation bill defending bureaucratic positions and education programs is a more likely alternative.
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“We want to get back to common sense governance in the United States of America. We want more school choice. Parents have the fundamental right to direct the education of their children. They should have transparency into what their children are learning in school and ultimately have the choice as to where their child is educated,” she said.
“President Trump is a really smart guy. He’s made amazing picks so far in his cabinet, and I have no doubt that he will find many ways to accomplish the things that he has promised the American people that he will do.”
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