AFPI Applauds Common-Sense Policies that Put Students Ahead of Bureaucracy

Washington, D.C. – Today, the America First Policy Institute (AFPI) released the following statement from Michael Shires, Ph.D., vice chair of Education Opportunity at AFPI, regarding policies that would return education to the states:

"America First means putting students, families, and taxpayers ahead of the Washington bureaucracy. For 50 years the federal government has spent more on education and delivered less, and parents have paid the price. President Trump promised to change that by returning education to the states and to the people closest to our kids. Today, the Trump Administration is keeping that promise.

Common-sense reform means asking a simple question: who can actually deliver results for students? The answer is rarely a distant federal agency. It's parents, teachers, and communities, backed by a government that does its job efficiently and gets out of the way. The Committee and the Department thankfully are recognizing this.”

The House Education and Workforce Committee has currently introduced 10 bills that would codify the Trump Administration’s plan on this policy topic. AFPI applauds efforts to modernize education and stands firmly behind President Trump's vision of an America First education system that serves every American family, not the bureaucracy.