an ED spokesperson

“Despite $3 trillion in taxpayer investment in a federal Department of Education, only three in 10 students are proficient in reading and math. That is exactly why the Trump administration is returning education to the states and putting local leaders and parents back into the driver’s seat,”

an ED spokesperson · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-20

An Education Department spokesperson cited federal spending and low student proficiency as reasons for returning education to the states.