Does the Nevada GOP support dismantling the Department of Education?
By Tabitha Mueller
View this fact brief on The Nevada Independent
Copy link
Copy featured image
YES
In its 2024 party platform, the Nevada Republican Party calls for breaking up the federal Department of Education.
“We support the elimination of the unconstitutional US Department of Education,” the platform reads, asserting that “education is a state and local responsibility.”
Congress created the Department of Education in 1979 as an agency to establish education policies, implement laws and oversee, coordinate and distribute federal financial aid.
Republican calls to dismantle the agency have been made since it was founded.
This fact brief is responsive to conversations such as this one.
Sources
Nevada GOP Nevada Republican Party 2024 platform
US Department of Education An Overview of the U.S. Department of Education-- Pg 1
ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTOR
The Nevada Independent is a nonpartisan, nonprofit news and opinion website founded in 2017 by veteran political journalist and commentator Jon Ralston. The site and its supporting channels are focused on ethical, unbiased and transparent journalism. In general, we aim to gather and disseminate important public information and increase civic engagement.
We are supported by corporate donations, memberships, event ticket sales and sponsorships and foundation grants. We disclose all our members and donors. Donors have no influence over our content, ever.
The Nevada Independent is the dba for Nevada News Bureau, Inc., a 501(c)3 nonprofit founded in 2010 by Elizabeth Thompson, who now serves as one of The Nevada Independent's managing directors and its Editor.
