By Breccan F. Thies | The Federalist , Commentary
The U.S. Department of Education is one of the most hated agencies in the government, consistently catching the ire of conservatives and education advocates who want it abolished for its wasteful spending and deep state control over education policies.
Last week, President Donald Trump said he would like to see the Department of Education “closed immediately,” calling it a “con job.” He noted that America spends more money per student than almost every other country while delivering poor academic outcomes.
Auditors from the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) have already slashed hundreds of millions in waste. Secretary-designate Linda McMahon, who had her Senate confirmation hearing last Thursday, should be prepared to help eradicate a decades-long slush fund of waste, fraud, and abuse woven deep into the bureaucracy.
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