Drop The Federal Dept of Ed

Saving Money
Every citizen wants to see the federal deficit reduced, but politicians are afraid to cut spending. Why? No federal program likes to be held accountable because once created. Instead government programs like to grow and become self-fulfilling. Name one government program that doesn't expand over time. They ask for more money and add staff. Big Government always does!

Perfect Example
No one in Washington wants to talk about accountability, but the Federal Department of Education is a miserable failure and we can prove it. The department was created on October 17, 1979 under the Jimmy Carter administration. Ever since then, the department has grown and grown, but their track record indicates failure. Current budget for the US Department of Education is $77.4 BILLION dollars. That's an increase of $7.7 BILLION dollars in just one year!!!

Ironic that the Department of Ed's starting budget in 1979-1980 was only $14,011,052 dollars. (That's 14 million - not $77.4 BILLION like it is today).

Proof of Failure
In order to show what a disaster the US Department of Education is here are some graphs to illustrate:


This graph indicates that math scores fell slightly in the latter 1950's and that this decline accelerated from 1960-1966. There is an up trend starting in 1966 to 1983. The NDEA was the National Defense Education Act passed after the Russians launched Sputnik. It was supposed to get US students up to speed to match the Ruskies.


This graph shows that math and reading scores remain unchanged from 1970 until present. However, federal spending has skyrocketed since the late 1980s. How can the Department of Education justify all this spending with no improvement in overall scores?


One more view indicating the drastic increase on government spending with no apparent improvement to justify the increase. In 2009 we spend over $151,000 per student in public schools.

Is it worth it? It's time to hold the Department of Education responsible for their boondoggle!

The proof is clear. It's time to abolish the US Department of Education and save an immediate $77.2 BILLION dollars this year!! They have become nothing more than an overblown government agency that accomplishes nothing but wasting taxpayer money!