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After the [[Newt Gingrich]]-led "revolution" in 1994 had taken control of both Houses of Congress, federal control of and spending on education soared. That trend continued unabated despite the fact that the Republican Party made abolition of the department a cornerstone of 1996 platform and campaign promises, calling it an inappropriate federal intrusion into local, state, and family affairs.<ref name="catoed" /> The GOP platform read: "The Federal government has no constitutional authority to be involved in school curricula or to control jobs in the market place. This is why we will abolish the Department of Education, end federal meddling in our schools, and promote family choice at all levels of learning."<ref name="catoed" /> | After the [[Newt Gingrich]]-led "revolution" in 1994 had taken control of both Houses of Congress, federal control of and spending on education soared. That trend continued unabated despite the fact that the Republican Party made abolition of the department a cornerstone of 1996 platform and campaign promises, calling it an inappropriate federal intrusion into local, state, and family affairs.<ref name="catoed" /> The GOP platform read: "The Federal government has no constitutional authority to be involved in school curricula or to control jobs in the market place. This is why we will abolish the Department of Education, end federal meddling in our schools, and promote family choice at all levels of learning."<ref name="catoed" /> | ||
In 2000, the [[Republican Liberty Caucus]] passed a resolution to abolish the Department of Education.<ref name="workingca">{{cite web|url=http://workingcalifornians.com/2008_presidential_issues/education|title=Education|year=2007|access-date=2007-09-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071117185409/http://workingcalifornians.com/2008_presidential_issues/education|archive-date=17 November 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref> Abolition of the organization was not pursued under the | In 2000, the [[Republican Liberty Caucus]] passed a resolution to abolish the Department of Education.<ref name="workingca">{{cite web|url=http://workingcalifornians.com/2008_presidential_issues/education|title=Education|year=2007|access-date=2007-09-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071117185409/http://workingcalifornians.com/2008_presidential_issues/education|archive-date=17 November 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref> Abolition of the organization was not pursued under the George W. Bush administration, which made reform of federal education a key priority of the president's first term. In 2008 and 2012, presidential candidate [[Ron Paul]] campaigned in part on an opposition to the department.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/2020/Stossel/story?id=3970818|title=Ron Paul Unplugged|date=2007-12-10|publisher=ABC News|access-date=2008-01-30|author=Stossel, John|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081209020218/https://abcnews.go.com/2020/Stossel/story?id=3970818|archive-date=9 December 2008|url-status=live}}</ref> | ||
=== Later history === | === Later history === | ||
[[File:Department of Education - NCLB door.jpeg|thumb|right|upright=1.05|A construction project to repair and update the building façade at the Department of Education headquarters in 2002 resulted in the installation of structures at all of the entrances to protect employees and visitors from falling debris. ED redesigned these protective structures to promote the [[No Child Left Behind Act]]. The structures were temporary and were removed in 2008. Source: U.S. Department of Education<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ed.gov/news/pressreleases/2002/04/04112002a.html|title=Paige Fields Team to Leave No Child Behind|date=April 11, 2002|publisher=United States Department of Education|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030924230508/http://www.ed.gov/news/pressreleases/2002/04/04112002a.html|archive-date=September 24, 2003}}</ref>]] | [[File:Department of Education - NCLB door.jpeg|thumb|right|upright=1.05|A construction project to repair and update the building façade at the Department of Education headquarters in 2002 resulted in the installation of structures at all of the entrances to protect employees and visitors from falling debris. ED redesigned these protective structures to promote the [[No Child Left Behind Act]]. The structures were temporary and were removed in 2008. Source: U.S. Department of Education<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ed.gov/news/pressreleases/2002/04/04112002a.html|title=Paige Fields Team to Leave No Child Behind|date=April 11, 2002|publisher=United States Department of Education|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030924230508/http://www.ed.gov/news/pressreleases/2002/04/04112002a.html|archive-date=September 24, 2003}}</ref>]] | ||
Under President | Under President George W. Bush, the department primarily focused on elementary and secondary education, expanding its reach through the [[No Child Left Behind Act]]. The department's budget increased by $14 billion between 2002 and 2004, from $46 billion to $60 billion.<ref name="catoed">{{citation |url=http://www.cato.org/publications/commentary/elimination-lost-what-happened-abolishing-department-education|title=Elimination Lost: What happened to abolishing the Department of Education?|date=2004-02-11|publisher=Cato Institute|quote=This article originally appeared in [[National Review Online]] on February 11, 2004.|first1=Veronique | last1=de Rugy | first2=Marie | last2=Gryphon|access-date=February 15, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131207081957/http://www.cato.org/publications/commentary/elimination-lost-what-happened-abolishing-department-education|archive-date=7 December 2013|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|last1=Young|first1=Michelle D.|last2=Winn|first2=Kathleen M.|last3=Reedy|first3=Marcy A.|date=2017-10-13|title=The Every Student Succeeds Act: Strengthening the Focus on Educational Leadership|journal=Educational Administration Quarterly|volume=53|issue=5|pages=705–726|doi=10.1177/0013161x17735871|s2cid=149148569|issn=0013-161X}}</ref> | ||
On March 23, 2007, President | On March 23, 2007, President George W. Bush signed into law {{USBill|110|H.R.|584}}, which designates the ED Headquarters building as the [[Lyndon Baines Johnson Department of Education Building]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/news/releases/2007/03/20070323-6.html |title=President Bush Signs H.R. 584, Designates U.S. Department of Education as the Lyndon Baines Johnson Federal Building |date=2007-03-23 |access-date=2012-08-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721032706/http://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/news/releases/2007/03/20070323-6.html |archive-date=21 July 2011 |via=[[NARA|National Archives]] |work=[[whitehouse.gov]] |url-status=live }}</ref> | ||
In December 2015, President Barack Obama instituted the [[Every Student Succeeds Act]], which reauthorized the Elementary Secondary Education Act. "In December 2015, the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) was signed into law, reauthorizing the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) and replacing the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB). ESEA, the federal law that authorizes federal funding for K-12 schools, represents the nation's commitment to equal educational opportunity for all students and has influenced the education of millions of children."{{Citation needed|date=August 2020|reason=This whole paragraph has no citation, plus is poorly written in general}} | In December 2015, President Barack Obama instituted the [[Every Student Succeeds Act]], which reauthorized the Elementary Secondary Education Act. "In December 2015, the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) was signed into law, reauthorizing the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) and replacing the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB). ESEA, the federal law that authorizes federal funding for K-12 schools, represents the nation's commitment to equal educational opportunity for all students and has influenced the education of millions of children."{{Citation needed|date=August 2020|reason=This whole paragraph has no citation, plus is poorly written in general}} | ||