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class="entry-header py-4"> <h1 class="entry-title display-3">Useless Government</h1> <div class="entry-meta"> <div class="text-secondary text-uppercase font-weight-fold">Wednesday, May 7th, 2025</div> </div><!-- .entry-meta --> </header><!-- .entry-header --> <div class="entry-content"> <p>I have a conflict.</p><p>I don’t much like Linda McMahon, President Donald Trump’s new Education Secretary. I sued her once.</p><p>She and her sleazy husband, Vince, owned a circus called World Wrestling Entertainment.</p><p>When I did a silly ABC news video on how the matches are staged, one of their 280-pound actors beat me up. A wrestler said Vince told him to do it.</p><p>But now, I <em>like</em> what Linda’s doing!</p><p>As Education Secretary, she’s telling students to pay back their loans, saying, “There’s no such thing as loan forgiveness. It just gets transferred to someone else. That’s just not fair!”</p><p>It’s not. Yet students got used to not paying. Today, <em>most</em> don’t pay their loans back.</p><p>The Biden administration encouraged that. Even after the Supreme Court struck down his student loan forgiveness program, Biden <a href="https://x.com/JoeBiden/status/1795969437595500905?lang=en">tweeted</a>, “They didn’t stop me,” and kept cancelling student debt.</p><p>But why should college students, who are, on average, richer than other Americans, get free money? Truck drivers don’t get loan forgiveness for buying their trucks.</p><p>Government-backed student loans are welfare for the better off.</p><p>Colleges abused the handouts by raising tuition about three times faster than the rate of inflation.</p><p>Students and parents rarely complained, or even asked, “Why is tuition (at some schools) $60,000!?” They didn’t push back because taxpayers pay so much of the bill.</p><p>Colleges chase that taxpayer money by offering kids ridiculous perks like the “jungle retreat” and “in-house day spa” at the University of Missouri.</p><p>A university official even bragged to my producer, “It used to be ‘reading, writing and arithmetic. We’re now the fourth ‘R’ — recreation.”</p><p>Other schools chase taxpayer money by offering courses like surfing (<a href="https://register.recreation.ucsb.edu/Program/GetProgramDetails?courseId=e3363d8d-948e-4106-9e38-f4150e381488&semesterId=c82d72f2-ff47-4a1e-b4c2-a900337a8c38&utm_source=chatgpt.com">UC Santa Barbara</a>), Lady Gaga (<a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/education-11672679">University of South Carolina</a>), zombies (<a href="https://catalog.colum.edu/preview_course_nopop.php?catoid=17&coid=72978">Columbia College Chicago</a>), taco literacy (<a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/take-course-taco-literacy-university-kentucky-180957995/">University of Kentucky</a>) and How to Watch TV (<a href="https://digitalcommons.montclair.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1152&context=course-descriptions&utm">Montclair State University</a>).</p><p>Fun!</p><p>But why should taxpayers pay for that!?</p><p>It raises a more basic question:</p><p>Why <em>is</em> there a federal Education Department?</p><p>There shouldn’t be. It’s largely useless. More people realize that today.</p><p>During Trump’s last term, I asked his first Education Secretary, Betsy DeVos, if she would abolish the department.</p><p>“No,” she replied. “There are important roles to play to ensure students are not discriminated against.”</p><p>How times have changed.</p><p>In The Free Press, she <a href="https://www.thefp.com/p/betsy-devos-shut-down-the-department-of-education-trump-elon">writes</a>, “Shut down the department … (It) no longer needs to exist.”</p><p>Trump says he wants to shut it, but Congress probably won’t give him the votes, and teachers unions fight to keep the federal money flowing, shouting that closing the department “will destroy families, communities and students!”</p><p>Gullible media agree. A CBS news anchor claims, “The department helps 26 million kids in poverty and 7.5 million kids with disabilities.”</p><p>“It’s not doing any of those things,” says education policy researcher Corey DeAngelis in my <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?si=hyCIC8PhRbZaTU56&v=9fhrP39fx_A&feature=youtu.be">new video</a>. “The department was created with the express purpose to close achievement gaps and improve student outcomes. … It hasn’t done either!”</p><p>In fact, outcomes got worse.</p><p>Despite more than $3 trillion spent by the department, test scores are stagnant.</p><p>Reading scores <a href="https://www.edweek.org/leadership/reading-scores-fall-to-new-low-on-naep-fueled-by-declines-for-struggling-students/2025/01">fell</a>.</p><p>Still, unions hold demonstrations, claiming that America needs the department.</p><p>“Our students, our babies, are depending on us!” shouts teachers union president Becky Pringle.</p><p>“They’re not your kids, Becky!” responds DeAngelis. “They’re the parents’ children. Becky is just worried about her gravy train coming to an end.”</p><p>Pringle does make almost half a million dollars a year. The head of the other big teachers union, Randi Weingarten, makes even more.</p><p>As I write this, Trump has fired 1,000 Education Department workers.</p><p>“They had to be doing something,” I suggest to DeAngelis.</p><p>“No!” he replies. “They weren’t! They were pushing paper. Taking six-figure salaries. That’s why things haven’t really changed much since half the department’s gone.”</p><p>Maybe those laid-off Education Department workers will find something more useful to do.</p><p>Students and parents won’t miss them. Funds will be freed to give kids more choices.</p><p>“It’s time to set the children free,” says DeAngelis. “We should all be free from the clutches of the teachers unions.”</p><p><br>Photo by <a href="https://unsplash.com/@element5digital?utm_content=creditCopyText&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=unsplash">Element5 Digital</a> on <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/red-apple-fruit-on-four-pyle-books-OyCl7Y4y0Bk?utm_content=creditCopyText&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=unsplash">Unsplash</a> </p><p></p> </div><!-- .entry-content --> <footer class="entry-footer"> <span class="tags-links">Tagged <a href="https://www.johnstossel.com/tag/department-of-education/" rel="tag">department of education</a>, <a href="https://www.johnstossel.com/tag/linda-mcmahon/" rel="tag">linda mcmahon</a>, <a href="https://www.johnstossel.com/tag/student-loan-forgiveness/" rel="tag">student loan forgiveness</a>, <a href="https://www.johnstossel.com/tag/student-loans/" rel="tag">student loans</a>, <a href="https://www.johnstossel.com/tag/tuition/" rel="tag">tuition</a>, <a href="https://www.johnstossel.com/tag/unions/" rel="tag">unions</a></span> </footer><!-- .entry-footer --> </article><!-- #post-## --> <section class="py-4"> <nav class="container navigation post-navigation"> <h2 class="sr-only">Post navigation</h2> <div class="row nav-links justify-content-between"> <span class="nav-previous"><a href="https://www.johnstossel.com/good-intentions-bad-results/" rel="prev"><i class="fa fa-angle-left"></i> Good Intentions: Bad Results</a></span> </div><!-- .nav-links --> </nav><!-- .navigation --> </section> <div class="comments-area" id="comments"> <h2 class="comments-title"> 5 thoughts on “<span>Useless Government</span>” </h2><!-- .comments-title --> <ol class="comment-list"> <li id="comment-14777" class="comment even thread-even depth-1 parent"> <article id="div-comment-14777" class="comment-body"> <footer class="comment-meta"> <div class="comment-author vcard"> <img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/1e53dfb892d33da4c68620ce466438ce80abf66d4f6236246d3e7ed60c27db53?s=32&d=mm&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/1e53dfb892d33da4c68620ce466438ce80abf66d4f6236246d3e7ed60c27db53?s=64&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo' height='32' width='32' decoding='async'/> <b class="fn">Jo</b> <span class="says">says:</span> </div><!-- .comment-author --> <div class="comment-metadata"> <a href="https://www.johnstossel.com/useless-government-department-of-education/#comment-14777"><time datetime="2025-05-07T21:17:59-04:00">May 7, 2025 at 9:17 pm</time></a> </div><!-- .comment-metadata --> </footer><!-- .comment-meta --> <div class="comment-content"> <p>John,</p> <p>I don’t agree. Public education is a great equalizer, teaching skills, and providing care, food, and role models. Without it, families would need to choose to educate, and many would make the wrong decision. I can only imagine where society would be without public education. I imagine even you had a few great teachers that were inspiring, uplifting, and your confidence builders – you seem to have a lot of that : ). </p> <p>I like most of your ideas, but our society needs to be forward leaning by investing in our youth, not cutting taxes for those with wealth or old age. Regardless, I find your videos interesting. – Jo</p> </div><!-- .comment-content --> <div class="reply"><a rel="nofollow" class="comment-reply-link" href="#comment-14777" data-commentid="14777" data-postid="36120" data-belowelement="div-comment-14777" data-respondelement="respond" data-replyto="Reply to Jo" aria-label="Reply to Jo">Reply</a></div> </article><!-- .comment-body --> <ol class="children"> <li id="comment-14783" class="comment odd alt depth-2"> <article id="div-comment-14783" class="comment-body"> <footer class="comment-meta"> <div class="comment-author vcard"> <img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/68b8b40e042b38fe688c5ed55f1543c7998a556a38005758fa637bb938745e56?s=32&d=mm&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/68b8b40e042b38fe688c5ed55f1543c7998a556a38005758fa637bb938745e56?s=64&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo' height='32' width='32' decoding='async'/> <b class="fn">Jason Haynes</b> <span class="says">says:</span> </div><!-- .comment-author --> <div class="comment-metadata"> <a href="https://www.johnstossel.com/useless-government-department-of-education/#comment-14783"><time datetime="2025-05-09T06:32:18-04:00">May 9, 2025 at 6:32 am</time></a> </div><!-- .comment-metadata --> </footer><!-- .comment-meta --> <div class="comment-content"> <p>Public education will not disappear without the federal Department of Education. Instead, local communities will once again control education.</p> </div><!-- .comment-content --> <div class="reply"><a rel="nofollow" class="comment-reply-link" href="#comment-14783" data-commentid="14783" data-postid="36120" data-belowelement="div-comment-14783" data-respondelement="respond" data-replyto="Reply to Jason Haynes" aria-label="Reply to Jason Haynes">Reply</a></div> </article><!-- .comment-body --> </li><!-- #comment-## --> </ol><!-- .children --> </li><!-- #comment-## --> <li id="comment-14779" class="comment even thread-odd thread-alt depth-1"> <article id="div-comment-14779" class="comment-body"> <footer class="comment-meta"> <div class="comment-author vcard"> <img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/7cb074ee5ad399201050eb6ec47d3dd71d5a370780045ddac3d9aa15ca550c61?s=32&d=mm&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/7cb074ee5ad399201050eb6ec47d3dd71d5a370780045ddac3d9aa15ca550c61?s=64&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo' height='32' width='32' decoding='async'/> <b class="fn">Paul Watson</b> <span class="says">says:</span> </div><!-- .comment-author --> <div class="comment-metadata"> <a href="https://www.johnstossel.com/useless-government-department-of-education/#comment-14779"><time datetime="2025-05-07T21:56:52-04:00">May 7, 2025 at 9:56 pm</time></a> </div><!-- .comment-metadata --> </footer><!-- .comment-meta --> <div class="comment-content"> <p>My daughter’s university, Point Loma Nazarene University, has a surfing class. We paid her tuition with no student loans. I joke today it was the most expensive sirfing class in California.</p> </div><!-- .comment-content --> <div class="reply"><a rel="nofollow" class="comment-reply-link" href="#comment-14779" data-commentid="14779" data-postid="36120" data-belowelement="div-comment-14779" data-respondelement="respond" data-replyto="Reply to Paul Watson" aria-label="Reply to Paul Watson">Reply</a></div> </article><!-- .comment-body --> </li><!-- #comment-## --> <li id="comment-14780" class="comment odd alt thread-even depth-1"> <article id="div-comment-14780" class="comment-body"> <footer class="comment-meta"> <div class="comment-author vcard"> <img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/23816892241829c8b55757e15fbcd727427dda0e874f16371a44ae746cf5de91?s=32&d=mm&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/23816892241829c8b55757e15fbcd727427dda0e874f16371a44ae746cf5de91?s=64&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo' height='32' width='32' decoding='async'/> <b class="fn">Rick</b> <span class="says">says:</span> </div><!-- .comment-author --> <div class="comment-metadata"> <a href="https://www.johnstossel.com/useless-government-department-of-education/#comment-14780"><time datetime="2025-05-08T00:17:51-04:00">May 8, 2025 at 12:17 am</time></a> </div><!-- .comment-metadata --> </footer><!-- .comment-meta --> <div class="comment-content"> <p>Thanks great article. Hopefully many will read it</p> </div><!-- .comment-content --> <div class="reply"><a rel="nofollow" class="comment-reply-link" href="#comment-14780" data-commentid="14780" data-postid="36120" data-belowelement="div-comment-14780" data-respondelement="respond" data-replyto="Reply to Rick" aria-label="Reply to Rick">Reply</a></div> </article><!-- .comment-body --> </li><!-- #comment-## --> <li id="comment-14787" class="comment even thread-odd thread-alt depth-1"> <article id="div-comment-14787" class="comment-body"> <footer class="comment-meta"> <div class="comment-author vcard"> <img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d5b0602105b774fafab93fdd7fe583922e8b1004ecc3a7869d72b2bc95f8a1b9?s=32&d=mm&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d5b0602105b774fafab93fdd7fe583922e8b1004ecc3a7869d72b2bc95f8a1b9?s=64&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo' height='32' width='32' decoding='async'/> <b class="fn">GG</b> <span class="says">says:</span> </div><!-- .comment-author --> <div class="comment-metadata"> <a href="https://www.johnstossel.com/useless-government-department-of-education/#comment-14787"><time datetime="2025-05-09T12:06:22-04:00">May 9, 2025 at 12:06 pm</time></a> </div><!-- .comment-metadata --> </footer><!-- .comment-meta --> <div class="comment-content"> <p>You are correct in that public education won’t disappear it’ll go back to the states where it should’ve stayed. Also, let’s get the USDA to resume providing the meals for the schools. Good read thanks.</p> </div><!-- .comment-content --> <div class="reply"><a rel="nofollow" class="comment-reply-link" href="#comment-14787" data-commentid="14787" data-postid="36120" data-belowelement="div-comment-14787" data-respondelement="respond" data-replyto="Reply to GG" aria-label="Reply to GG">Reply</a></div> </article><!-- .comment-body --> </li><!-- #comment-## --> </ol><!-- .comment-list --> <div id="respond" class="comment-respond"> <h3 id="reply-title" class="comment-reply-title">Leave a Reply <small><a rel="nofollow" id="cancel-comment-reply-link" href="/useless-government-department-of-education/#respond" style="display:none;">Cancel reply</a></small></h3><form action="https://www.johnstossel.com/wp-comments-post.php?wpe-comment-post=johnstossel" method="post" id="commentform" class="comment-form" novalidate><p class="comment-notes"><span id="email-notes">Your email address will not be published.</span> <span class="required-field-message">Required fields are marked 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