Commitment · Education
Eliminate the federal Department of Education
The commitment and its scope
Eliminate the federal Department of Education
Summary in our words, not a verbatim quotation. The linked statement provides the full wording.
- When stated
- 2023–2024 campaign
- Deadline or condition
- No fixed deadline established in this record
- Who can deliver
- Congress, Education Department and state or local education authorities
What the evidence establishes
Staffing and responsibilities were reduced, but the department continued to exist. Administrative changes had not accomplished statutory abolition.
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