President Trump just took a sledgehammer to one of the most bloated, broken agencies in Washington - and I fully support it.

Earlier this month, he signed an executive order to begin dismantling the U.S. Department of Education - and it’s about time. For 45 years, this bureaucracy has hoarded power, wasted trillions, and delivered nothing for our kids.

Since its creation in 1979, the federal government has spent over $3 trillion on education. And what’s the result? Flatlined test scores. Falling rankings. Michigan now ranks second-worst in the nation for fourth-grade reading. This is a national embarrassment.

Washington’s answer? More money. More red tape. More woke ideology. All while real students fall through the cracks.

President Trump is doing what no one else has had the courage to do: return control - and dollars - back to the states, back to local communities, and back to parents. That’s where education decisions belong - not in the hands of anonymous D.C. bureaucrats who haven’t set foot in a real classroom.

This move doesn’t gut critical programs. It protects Title I, Pell Grants, funding for students with disabilities, and federal student loans. What it does eliminate is the top-down, one-size-fits-none nonsense that’s been strangling our schools.

The Democrats are doubling down on DEI and distractions while our students fall further behind. They’re not serious about fixing education - but we are. Let’s stop pouring billions into a black hole and pretending it’s progress.

I’m proud to stand with President Trump on this - and I’ll fight to bring common sense back to Michigan education.

Watch Chairman Runestad’s interview with Fox 2 Detroit here.

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