Sen. Rounds’ Bill Would End Education Department

Sen. Mike Rounds, R-S.D., has introduced a bill to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education, The Center Square reported.

The Returning Education to Our States Act would transfer the department’s responsibilities to other federal departments. President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to eliminate the agency in favor of localized control of education.

The department’s budget has expanded by 449% since it was established in 1979 to collect data and offer educational guidance, yet standardized test scores have declined over the past decade, according to a press release from Rounds’ office. The senator described the agency as an “oversized bureaucracy” that stifles educational progress.

Sen. Rounds’ Bill Would End Education Department

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