Former Education Secretary Betsy DeVos discusses what a second Trump term may mean for U.S. education on 'The Story with Martha MacCallum.'

President-elect Donald Trump is exactly right to remove the federal government from our educational system. This is one giant step toward restoring parental authority and excellence in our schools.

America’s founders never intended for us to have a national Department of Education, and they specifically did not want the government intruding into education. They knew such overreach would lead to the destruction of our schools and our nation, and now we have modern proof that they were right.

Thank God, Trump seeks to dismantle the national Department of Education. It’s a constitutional move, and it cannot come soon enough!

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Since our founders made clear that federal intrusion into education is destructive, how did we end up with a national Department of Education and massive federal influence over our schools?

Federal involvement in schools undermined education. Now, the Department of Education might be on the chopping block. (iStock)

The so-called teachers unions did it.

It all started in 1867 when President Andrew Johnson – at the behest of the commissioner of education and National Education Association – signed legislation to start a national Department of Education to collect data on our schools. The department was grouped with other federal departments........

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