Education Department Dismantled & Tesla Terrorism Continues | 3.21.25
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What historic action did Trump take regarding the Department of Education?
After decades of failing grades, the Department of Education is being dismantled by the Trump administration.
Today we take a very historic action that was 45 years in the making.
Who are the main hosts of Morning Wire?
I'm Daily Wire Editor-in-Chief John Bickley with Georgia Howe. It's Friday, March 21st, and this is Morning Wire. Attorney General Pam Bondi charges several suspects with domestic terrorism after targeting Tesla.
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What are the reasons behind dismantling the Department of Education?
Daily Wire senior editor Cabot Phillips is here to break down what comes next. Hey, Cabot. So Trump following through here on another campaign promise, and this one is a really big one. What did the nation just witness?
Yeah, at a ceremony yesterday at the White House, President Trump did what numerous Republican presidents have called for, but never done, eliminate the Department of Education. Speaking before a room of governors, educators, and students from around the country, President Trump struck a celebratory tone. Have a listen.
We're going to be returning education very simply back to the states where it belongs. And this is a very popular thing to do. But much more importantly, it's a common sense thing to do. And it's going to work.
Now, Republicans were quick to remind folks this week that the Education Department does not actually do any educating. They instead set education guidelines and policies, enforce education-related laws, and distribute billions of dollars in taxpayer funds to schools around the country. Republicans argue that education should be controlled at the state level and that teachers and local school boards have a better idea of their students' needs than bureaucrats in Washington. We spoke with Tennessee Governor Bill Lee yesterday. Here he is making that case.
We can spend those dollars so much more efficiently and effectively than the federal government can. And certainly, you know, taxpayer money, Tennesseans send up to D.C. and then they send back to us. If it's filtered through a bureaucracy of thousands of employees, it siphons off a large part of that tax money to support that bureaucracy before it comes back to educate our kids. You know, there's no real value add.
Now, for their part, the White House argues that since the Department of Education was created, education spending has gone through the roof, but outcomes and test scores have fallen. Here's White House Press Secretary Caroline Leavitt to that point yesterday.
The Department of Education was founded in the 1970s, and since then we have spent more than $3 trillion at this federal bureaucracy. What has been the return on that investment for the American taxpayer? Levels that are less than ideal.
On that note, the White House sent out a memo ahead of the signing saying, quote, per pupil spending has increased by more than 245% since 1979, but there has been virtually no measurable improvement in student achievement. They cited studies showing the math and reading scores for eighth graders right now are at their lowest level in decades, while 70% of fourth graders are not proficient in reading.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What historic action did Trump take regarding the Department of Education?
0:03–0:14
2
Who are the main hosts of Morning Wire?
0:14–1:33
3
What are the reasons behind dismantling the Department of Education?
1:33–5:52
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How will the responsibilities of the Department of Education be reallocated?
5:52–8:38
5
What is the controversy surrounding attacks on Tesla?
8:38
6
What major changes are expected at the IRS?
0:47–14:48
Speakers
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