As of the most recent available data, about 2%of the total federal budget is allocated to the Department of Education.
Total Federal Income Tax Collected For 2023, the federal government was expected to collect approximately $2.8 trillion in individual income taxes. This figure includes taxes from wages, investments, and other personal income sources.
If the Department of Education receives about 2% of the federal budget, this means its share of income taxes would be roughly $56 billion annually (2% of $2.8 trillion).
As of the most recent data from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), approximately 49.4 million K-12 students attend public schools in the United States. This number includes students in elementary, middle, and high schools across the country.
That’s about $1,133,603 / student. Some how that doesn’t seem possible so I’ll accept if my math is wrong.
As of the 2022-2023 school year, Transylvania County, North Carolina, had approximately 3,300 K-12 students enrolled in its public schools.
You can do the math to determine how in-efficient big government is.
The money always comes from the same source - the people. So it should be collected and spent at the lowest level possible.
If we had access to a modest percentage of the money that is spent at the unconstitutional Department of Education, we would have the best teachers in the world!!!!
Setting aside the fact that you continue to ignore my questions, have the wrong figure for the DOE budget and that your math is subpar, let’s talk about collecting educational expenses at the “lowest level”. Who would be responsible for that? The County Commissioners. The same County Commissioners who have critically underfunded our schools for years? The same County Commissioners who just shut down half our pre-K classes even though even the original amount didn’t cover the demand? The same County Commissioners who said six months ago that the BOE had destroyed our schools?
If only you advocated for our students, educators, administration and community as hard as you blog.
In 1979, the creation of the Department of Education faced significant opposition from various academic, political, and labor groups. Many critics in the academic and education sectors viewed the move as an overreach by the federal government into what had traditionally been a state and local issue. Opponents expressed concern that the new department would impose federal control over local educational decisions, a sentiment deeply rooted in the belief that education should be managed closer to the communities it serves.
For instance, the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), one of the major teachers' unions, was strongly opposed to the formation of a separate Department of Education. They feared that it would be dominated by their rival, the National Education Association (NEA), which had been a significant force behind the department's creation. The AFT even formed a coalition known as the Committee Against a Separate Department of Education, which included other education and civil rights groups, labor representatives, and some politicians who felt that the department was being pushed through for political reasons rather than genuine educational reform.
Politically, there was also widespread opposition within Congress. Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan called the move a “backroom deal, born out of squalid politics,” highlighting the sense that the department's formation was driven by political motives rather than a need to improve educational outcomes. The AFL-CIO also expressed concerns, feeling that the focus on creating a new federal bureaucracy was distracting from more pressing issues like education funding and civil rights.
There was also an underlying fear that this new agency would centralize power and diminish the role of local educators and administrators, which some saw as detrimental to educational diversity and responsiveness to local needs. Despite these concerns, the NEA's lobbying efforts were instrumental in securing the department’s creation, and President Carter signed the Department of Education Organization Act into law in October 1979, officially opening the department in 1980.
Ultimately, while the NEA celebrated the department as a victory for federal oversight in education, many in the academic community saw it as a symbol of federal overreach and a potential loss of local control.
I’m not into speaking in riddles and I expect more from my elected officials as well. How is dismantling the DOE going to return public education to the public? Where will the financial resources to operate a dozen schools instead of centralized schools come from? How will schools find qualified educators to staff those dozens of schools when teaching degrees are on the decline? What do you propose should happen to the families who can’t afford the out of pocket costs after vouchers? You have stated many times that you’d like to decline federal funds and their encumbrances, but what’s your plan to replace those critical funds?
There was public education prior to 1979. I know because I went to public schools before the department of education was formed. In fact I was in Fairfax County when Carter signed the law into effect and as I recall most of my teachers were against it.
How incredibly disgusting to have an elected Board of Education member advocating for the end of public education. How do you justify this?
As of the most recent available data, about 2%of the total federal budget is allocated to the Department of Education.
Total Federal Income Tax Collected For 2023, the federal government was expected to collect approximately $2.8 trillion in individual income taxes. This figure includes taxes from wages, investments, and other personal income sources.
If the Department of Education receives about 2% of the federal budget, this means its share of income taxes would be roughly $56 billion annually (2% of $2.8 trillion).
As of the most recent data from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), approximately 49.4 million K-12 students attend public schools in the United States. This number includes students in elementary, middle, and high schools across the country.
That’s about $1,133,603 / student. Some how that doesn’t seem possible so I’ll accept if my math is wrong.
As of the 2022-2023 school year, Transylvania County, North Carolina, had approximately 3,300 K-12 students enrolled in its public schools.
You can do the math to determine how in-efficient big government is.
The money always comes from the same source - the people. So it should be collected and spent at the lowest level possible.
If we had access to a modest percentage of the money that is spent at the unconstitutional Department of Education, we would have the best teachers in the world!!!!
Setting aside the fact that you continue to ignore my questions, have the wrong figure for the DOE budget and that your math is subpar, let’s talk about collecting educational expenses at the “lowest level”. Who would be responsible for that? The County Commissioners. The same County Commissioners who have critically underfunded our schools for years? The same County Commissioners who just shut down half our pre-K classes even though even the original amount didn’t cover the demand? The same County Commissioners who said six months ago that the BOE had destroyed our schools?
If only you advocated for our students, educators, administration and community as hard as you blog.
In 1979, the creation of the Department of Education faced significant opposition from various academic, political, and labor groups. Many critics in the academic and education sectors viewed the move as an overreach by the federal government into what had traditionally been a state and local issue. Opponents expressed concern that the new department would impose federal control over local educational decisions, a sentiment deeply rooted in the belief that education should be managed closer to the communities it serves.
For instance, the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), one of the major teachers' unions, was strongly opposed to the formation of a separate Department of Education. They feared that it would be dominated by their rival, the National Education Association (NEA), which had been a significant force behind the department's creation. The AFT even formed a coalition known as the Committee Against a Separate Department of Education, which included other education and civil rights groups, labor representatives, and some politicians who felt that the department was being pushed through for political reasons rather than genuine educational reform.
Politically, there was also widespread opposition within Congress. Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan called the move a “backroom deal, born out of squalid politics,” highlighting the sense that the department's formation was driven by political motives rather than a need to improve educational outcomes. The AFL-CIO also expressed concerns, feeling that the focus on creating a new federal bureaucracy was distracting from more pressing issues like education funding and civil rights.
There was also an underlying fear that this new agency would centralize power and diminish the role of local educators and administrators, which some saw as detrimental to educational diversity and responsiveness to local needs. Despite these concerns, the NEA's lobbying efforts were instrumental in securing the department’s creation, and President Carter signed the Department of Education Organization Act into law in October 1979, officially opening the department in 1980.
Ultimately, while the NEA celebrated the department as a victory for federal oversight in education, many in the academic community saw it as a symbol of federal overreach and a potential loss of local control.
What was predicted has become.
You didn’t answer a single question. You just regurgitated the original blog.
Ending an unconstitutional entity at the federal level didn’t end public education. It returns it to the public.
I’m not into speaking in riddles and I expect more from my elected officials as well. How is dismantling the DOE going to return public education to the public? Where will the financial resources to operate a dozen schools instead of centralized schools come from? How will schools find qualified educators to staff those dozens of schools when teaching degrees are on the decline? What do you propose should happen to the families who can’t afford the out of pocket costs after vouchers? You have stated many times that you’d like to decline federal funds and their encumbrances, but what’s your plan to replace those critical funds?
There was public education prior to 1979. I know because I went to public schools before the department of education was formed. In fact I was in Fairfax County when Carter signed the law into effect and as I recall most of my teachers were against it.