Whither the Department of Education?

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

60% : Taxpayers should expect their investments in higher education to generate economic productivity.
46% : Trump himself says he has bigger plans: "On Day One, we will begin to find and remove the radicals, zealots and Marxists who have infiltrated the federal Department of Education, and that also includes others, and you know who you are.
42% : "Speaking of his secretary of education nominee, Linda McMahon, Trump said, "As Secretary of Education, Linda will fight tirelessly to expand 'Choice' to every State in America, and empower parents to make the best Education decisions for their families."
40% : Some big changes in there, particularly the use of ESA's to hand control over education directly to parents, given DOE's poor track record -- federal intervention in education, the Project states, has failed to promote student achievement.
16% : Trump promised to get rid of it, and Elon and Vivek say they will follow through and "delete" it.

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