Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, newly appointed leaders of President-elect Donald Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), have voiced their support for a proposal to eliminate the Department of Education.
Corey DeAngelis, a senior fellow at the American Culture Project and a prominent school choice advocate, shared on X that the Department of Education had failed its audit for the third consecutive year.
“Abolish it,” DeAngelis wrote.
In response, Ramaswamy commented, “Very reasonable proposal.” Musk, owner of Tesla, simply added, “Yes.”
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Trump announced Musk and Ramaswamy’s appointments to DOGE on November 12, 2024. The department aims to identify ways to streamline government operations by dismantling bureaucracies and restructuring federal agencies to save costs and improve efficiency. While DOGE is not a formal government agency, details on its structure and operations remain unclear.
DeAngelis referenced a report from Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., Chairwoman of the Education and Workforce Committee, which criticized the Department of Education for its repeated audit failures.
REP. VIRGINIA FOXX CONDEMNS EDUCATION DEPARTMENT’S PERFORMANCE
Foxx wrote in the report, “Just in case we needed more proof that Secretary Cardona has failed students, now we have the numbers. After two consecutive failed audits, it could only go up for Cardona, and yet he’s found a way to dig the hole even deeper, failing to live up to his promise to ‘revamp’ and address the audit failures.”
She added, “Thankfully, the Trump administration will arrive soon and be able to clean up the messes created by the Biden-Harris administration. January 20th can’t come soon enough.”
The proposal to dissolve the Department of Education has sparked intense debate, with proponents arguing it would improve efficiency, while critics warn it could undermine federal oversight of education policy.
