Republican lawmakers propose bill to squash Dept. of Education amid confirmation of new Sec. of Education
buzzz worthy. . . Betsy Devos, a billionaire school choice advocate from Michigan is the new Secretary of Education. After Devos was confirmed on Tuesday the GOP agenda on education became abundantly clear. Rep. Thomas Massie (R - KY) proposed a bill that would abolish the Department of Education by the end of 2018. This speculative move gives the appearance that the team of House Republicans who co-authored the bill were awaiting the official power shift to execute their preconceived plan. The timing could not be more suspicious. The Department of Education (DOE) was established in 1980 with the expressed purpose of bringing attention to national education issues and ensuring equal access in schools. H.R. 899 would place educational concerns and related legislation on the state and local levels. This potentially mammoth shift is essentially the equivalent of Civil Rights being localized. Out of all of Pres. Donald Trump's cabinet pick, D...