Impact of Shutting Down the Department of Education

What major change is President Trump expected to make regarding the Department of Education?

• Sign an executive order to shut it down

• Merge it with another department

• Increase its funding

• Expand its responsibilities

What is one argument in favor of closing the Department of Education?

• It ensures equal education standards

• It reduces state control over education

• It improves student outcomes

• It wastes money and adds bureaucracy

What is a key responsibility of the Department of Education?

• Hiring teachers nationwide

• Building new schools

• Setting state education budgets

• Managing federal student loans

How might student loans be affected if the Department of Education is closed?

• They will be managed by individual states

• Interest rates will be reduced

• They could be moved to the Treasury Department

• They will be forgiven

What percentage of public school budgets is typically made up by federal funding?

• 5%

• 10%

• 20%

• 30%

What could happen to education standards if the Department of Education is eliminated?

• They will be set by international bodies

• They will be abolished

• States will have complete control over them

• They will become more uniform across states

What role does the Department of Education play in civil rights enforcement?

• It funds civil rights organizations

• It ensures schools do not discriminate

• It has no role in civil rights

• It sets civil rights laws

What is a potential risk of transferring the Department of Education's responsibilities to other agencies?

• Improved student outcomes

• More uniform education standards

• Reduced funding for low-income schools

• Increased federal oversight

What is required for the executive order to shut down the Department of Education to take full effect?

• Approval from the Supreme Court

• Approval from Congress

• Approval from the President alone

• Approval from state governors

What is the general public opinion on eliminating the Department of Education?

• Most Americans are unaware of it

• Most Americans oppose it

• Most Americans are indifferent

• Most Americans support it