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State lawmakers are advancing a symbolic measure calling for Congress to eliminate the U.S. Department of Education. House Republicans say doing away with the agency would cut back on wasteful spending and give the state more control over education.<\/p>\n

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The resolution, House Joint Resolution 1030,<\/a> aligns with President Donald Trump\u2019s focus on cutting back on federal spending, especially in education, in his second term. Eliminating the department, according to the resolution, would allow local communities that are \u201cbest positioned to develop the curriculum and policies\u201d to have greater administrative authority.<\/p>\n

Trump has tasked his education secretary<\/a>, North Carolina native Linda McMahon<\/a>, the co-founder of World Wrestling Entertainment, with taking steps toward dismantling the department<\/a>. But Congress, which created the agency in 1979, would have to vote in order to eliminate it. A bill to eliminate the department was introduced in Congress<\/a> in January 2025 by Republican Rep. Thomas Massey of Kentucky but never received any votes.<\/p>\n

At the state level, the resolution moved forward Tuesday with a vote in the House Education Committee and headed to the Rules Committee, which determines whether it will get a floor vote.<\/p>\n

The resolution justifies the department\u2019s elimination with the 10th Amendment, which designates powers not explicitly given to the federal government to states. Education is not a constitutional responsibility that is designated for the federal government to carry out, the resolution notes.<\/p>\n

Resolutions do not enact law, but simply state an official position of a legislative body. Joint resolutions represent both the House and the Senate and must be approved by both chambers.<\/p>\n

Rep. Brian Biggs, a Randolph County Republican and one of the bill\u2019s primary sponsors, said that with the Department of Education and North Carolina\u2019s State Board of Education, the education system has \u201ctwo principals.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cDo we need more bureaucracy? Do we need two principals?\u201d Biggs said in the committee meeting. \u201cWe need one person guiding the boat.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Several representatives raised questions about the resolution, especially Democrats. Rep. Brandon Lofton, a Mecklenburg County Democrat, voiced concern about the resolution\u2019s \u201clack of specificity.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve made statements about cutting down the waste, overspending and streamlining,\u201d Lofton said. \u201cBut I don\u2019t think I\u2019ve heard of an actual substantive answer about what exactly the department\u2019s doing today that tomorrow, if Congress enacted what we\u2019re asking them to do, they would no longer do.\u201d<\/p>\n

Reps. Biggs and David Willis, a Union County Republican, assured the committee that this resolution does not advocate for the removal of federal funding like Title I and Pell grants. The resolution, they say, addresses bureaucracy that takes away from potential funding for North Carolina.<\/p>\n

The resolution states that despite billions in annual funding, reading scores have seen little change since the 1990s. But Democratic Rep. Marcia Morey of Durham said that those metrics were only able to be included in the resolution because of data collection by the Department of Education.<\/p>\n

\u201cHow will we know how well North Carolina does in relation to other states in terms of test scores, funding, truancy?\u201d Morey told The News & Observer. \u201cI think the Department of Education gives a good barometer of where states fall in comparison with each other and what we need to do better.\u201d<\/p>\n

Willis said that the data that the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction collects is sufficient for the state to understand its educational progress and compare itself to other states.<\/p>\n

Biggs said that by eliminating the department, federal funds for education would be funneled out of the Department of the Treasury. This, Willis said, would eliminate federal workers who are \u201csoaking up dollars that have no need.\u201d<\/p>\n

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