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• The reissuing of the report on school safety from 2018 with updated information,

• Therelease of a report to Congress on how to consolidate the department and trim nonessential employees,

• Areport on the negative influence of action civics on students’ understanding of history and civics and their disposition toward the United States,

• An update of the Coleman report to show the impact of family structure on student achievement,

• ©6A full accounting of CARES Act education expenditures, and

• Areport on how many dollars make their way to the classroom in every federal education grant and program.

Pursue Antitrust Against Accreditors

• The President should issue an executive order pursuing antitrust against college accreditors, especially the American Bar Association (ABA).

NEW POLICIES/REGULATIONS THAT REQUIRE COORDINATION WITH OTHER AGENCIES AND/OR THE WHITE HOUSE

The department must coordinate any rulemaking with the White House, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), DOJ, and other agencies that share responsibility with the department in the administration or enforcement of statute, such as Titles VI and IX. Moreover, regarding regulations arising under civil rights laws administered by the department, Executive Order 12550 requires the Attorney General to approve final regulations; the Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights must approve notices of proposed rulemaking.

Organizational Issues

Historical Budget Information. Congressional appropriations for the U.S. Department of Education have risen from $14 billion in 1980 to $95.5 billion in 2021, an astounding increase, especially in light of the lack of improvements in student outcomes.

Recommend Budget Cuts, Shifts, and Augmentations, If Any. Transferring most of the programs at the U.S. Department of Education to other agencies and eliminating duplicative and ineffective programs would yield significant taxpayer