Corey DeAngelis
Appearances
The Megyn Kelly Show
The Case for Abolishing the Department of Education, Truth About Trump's Tariff Plan: AM Update 4/21
We should get rid of the Department of Education altogether. Since 1980, we have data on this. Per student spending has increased by about 108% after adjusting for inflation. Have the outcomes gotten 108% better recently? No, they obviously haven't. It was created with the explicit purpose of closing achievement gaps and improving student outcomes. It hasn't done either of those things.
The Megyn Kelly Show
The Case for Abolishing the Department of Education, Truth About Trump's Tariff Plan: AM Update 4/21
The proof is in the pudding. We have 45 years of data now, and it's time to return education back to the states where it belongs.
The Megyn Kelly Show
The Case for Abolishing the Department of Education, Truth About Trump's Tariff Plan: AM Update 4/21
Students with special needs are getting the short end of the stick when it comes to education in our country, and it's because they're stuck in a one-size-fits-all system. And the Department of Education, even though they include red tape and regulations around these ideas, doesn't mean that it's actually producing better outcomes for those kids.
The Megyn Kelly Show
The Case for Abolishing the Department of Education, Truth About Trump's Tariff Plan: AM Update 4/21
And then any useful programs like special needs initiatives would move under other departments. Student loans have been announced to be moved under the Small Business Administration. Department of Justice would handle civil rights issues. Head Start, if you like the pre-K programs, those move under the Department of Health and Human Services as well.
The Megyn Kelly Show
The Case for Abolishing the Department of Education, Truth About Trump's Tariff Plan: AM Update 4/21
And you have people like Randi Weingarten crying about this. And it's not because she's concerned about the kids. She's concerned about her own gravy train coming to an end. She sees that she can lobby one institution, the department, better than lobbying a lot of different institutions. And so she feels like she can wield more influence in Washington, D.C. than in individual states.
The Megyn Kelly Show
The Case for Abolishing the Department of Education, Truth About Trump's Tariff Plan: AM Update 4/21
When people can vote with their feet, The schools improve in response to competition. We've seen this time and time again. Most recently in Florida, they went all in on school choice. And a couple decades ago, before they had school choice, they were at the bottom of the pack on the nation's report card. Now you fast forward to today. Florida is number one on education, according to U.S.
The Megyn Kelly Show
The Case for Abolishing the Department of Education, Truth About Trump's Tariff Plan: AM Update 4/21
News and World Report. And it's not a money issue. Money doesn't solve problems, especially when the system is broken. Florida spends 27% less than the national average per student in the public schools, and they're knocking it out of the park because they have competition.
The Megyn Kelly Show
The Case for Abolishing the Department of Education, Truth About Trump's Tariff Plan: AM Update 4/21
They unanimously voted against this protecting girls' sports, which is an 80-20 issue. You got to think they're going to lose some seats over this issue in the midterms. Maybe after 2026, Trump and the Republicans will have a better chance at fully eradicating the department. But what I am hopeful about is You only need 51 votes in the budget reconciliation process.
The Megyn Kelly Show
The Case for Abolishing the Department of Education, Truth About Trump's Tariff Plan: AM Update 4/21
So there are things Republicans can do to give this department death by a thousand cuts, including reducing or changing mandatory spending patterns. And Trump's already started this process with his executive order, and Linda has fired half the department. They oh, we're halfway there if we could only get 100% of the way there.
The Megyn Kelly Show
The Case for Abolishing the Department of Education, Truth About Trump's Tariff Plan: AM Update 4/21
But it does require an act of Congress because it was created by an act of Congress.
The Megyn Kelly Show
The Case for Abolishing the Department of Education, Truth About Trump's Tariff Plan: AM Update 4/21
Since 1980, we have data on this. Per-student spending has increased by about 108% after adjusting for inflation. Have the outcomes gotten 108% better? No, they obviously haven't.