RUSH TRANSCRIPT Jacqui our ░░░░░░░░ guest says foxnews com ░░░░░░░░ the education department has ░░░░░░░░ and it is time ░░░░░░░░ restart from scratch Let ░░░░░░░░ bring it Betsy DeVos ░░░░░░░░ during Trump s first ░░░░░░░░ Thank you for being ░░░░░░░░ I want to read ░░░░░░░░ piece of what you ░░░░░░░░ for us to get ░░░░░░░░ started You right we ░░░░░░░░ make meaningful change to ░░░░░░░░ students first and economic ░░░░░░░░ national security innovation edge ░░░░░░░░ way of life hanging ░░░░░░░░ the balance America cannot ░░░░░░░░ to lead the world ░░░░░░░░ rising generation can even ░░░░░░░░ let alone excel in ░░░░░░░░ and science You are ░░░░░░░░ at the nation s ░░░░░░░░ card as sort of ░░░░░░░░ basis for what you ░░░░░░░░ said Outline white the ░░░░░░░░ is there Absolutely we ░░░░░░░░ the department has been ░░░░░░░░ it was underscored with ░░░░░░░░ most recent nation s ░░░░░░░░ card results showing that ░░░░░░░░ 7 of eighth graders ░░░░░░░░ fourth graders can t ░░░░░░░░ read at grade level ░░░░░░░░ you can t read ░░░░░░░░ can t learn And ░░░░░░░░ Department of Education s ░░░░░░░░ have been dismal over ░░░░░░░░ 45 years in existence ░░░░░░░░ was founded to close ░░░░░░░░ achievement gap spirit to ░░░░░░░░ achievement gaps have only ░░░░░░░░ since 1979 It is ░░░░░░░░ for a full reset ░░░░░░░░ Trump is absolutely right ░░░░░░░░ going for a dismantling ░░░░░░░░ and I hope that ░░░░░░░░ will go along with ░░░░░░░░ and see the wisdom ░░░░░░░░ returning the power with ░░░░░░░░ control back to the ░░░░░░░░ and importantly back to ░░░░░░░░ and parents at the ░░░░░░░░ local level Jacqui and ░░░░░░░░ president s first term ░░░░░░░░ similar push to reduce ░░░░░░░░ size of the agency ░░░░░░░░ is an effort to ░░░░░░░░ to cut funding Impact ░░░░░░░░ ended up raising the ░░░░░░░░ spending each year Had ░░░░░░░░ something like that happen ░░░░░░░░ is it likely to ░░░░░░░░ again Well we tried ░░░░░░░░ to scale back with ░░░░░░░░ department head and into ░░░░░░░░ and it had into ░░░░░░░░ lives of families and ░░░░░░░░ in state policymaking That ░░░░░░░░ then we had Covid ░░░░░░░░ eyes open to abject ░░░░░░░░ this federal agency has ░░░░░░░░ at its mission People ░░░░░░░░ seen firsthand how the ░░░░░░░░ hand of the federal ░░░░░░░░ has precluded kids from ░░░░░░░░ are learning even in ░░░░░░░░ of spending another 190 ░░░░░░░░ extra to bring kids ░░░░░░░░ to speed because of ░░░░░░░░ learning losses Not only ░░░░░░░░ those learning loss is ░░░░░░░░ since Covid but they ░░░░░░░░ well on the way ░░░░░░░░ the wrong direction before ░░░░░░░░ even came about So ░░░░░░░░ s eyes were open ░░░░░░░░ is a moment of ░░░░░░░░ The public is demanding ░░░░░░░░ Jacqui do you think ░░░░░░░░ eyes were open because ░░░░░░░░ agency was created by ░░░░░░░░ for spending ordered by ░░░░░░░░ and you would need ░░░░░░░░ to get across the ░░░░░░░░ the president wants to ░░░░░░░░ Do you see Congress ░░░░░░░░ through with this If ░░░░░░░░ what can be done ░░░░░░░░ Congress Well I am ░░░░░░░░ Congress will take all ░░░░░░░░ this seriously But shy ░░░░░░░░ Congress actually dismantling and ░░░░░░░░ down the department one ░░░░░░░░ the most important ways ░░░░░░░░ get power pack to ░░░░░░░░ more local level is ░░░░░░░░ simply take the funds ░░░░░░░░ by Congress and block ░░░░░░░░ them back to the ░░░░░░░░ Take all of the ░░░░░░░░ in Washington out of ░░░░░░░░ equation and let states ░░░░░░░░ the policies together that ░░░░░░░░ work best for the ░░░░░░░░ at that level At ░░░░░░░░ local level Importantly supporting ░░░░░░░░ school choice education freedom ░░░░░░░░ that families can make ░░░░░░░░ decisions You start there ░░░░░░░░ then the other parts ░░░░░░░░ the department what it ░░░░░░░░ is easily be handled ░░░░░░░░ other agencies Jacqui do ░░░░░░░░ think there needs to ░░░░░░░░ a sweetener for people ░░░░░░░░ will oppose this you ░░░░░░░░ the facts on the ░░░░░░░░ rely on federal money ░░░░░░░░ low income schools special ░░░░░░░░ programs Would you have ░░░░░░░░ make sure that is ░░░░░░░░ care of is what ░░░░░░░░ are saying question might ░░░░░░░░ of the reality is ░░░░░░░░ federal government only supplies ░░░░░░░░ 1 all education funding ░░░░░░░░ the regulations and all ░░░░░░░░ the red tape around ░░░░░░░░ come from the federal ░░░░░░░░ of Education So there ░░░░░░░░ many teachers administrators at ░░░░░░░░ local and state level ░░░░░░░░ would welcome the opportunity ░░░░░░░░ have more freedom to ░░░░░░░░ the needs of students ░░░░░░░░ rather than having happy ░░░░░░░░ from the federal bureaucracy ░░░░░░░░ department created as a ░░░░░░░░ to the teachers unions ░░░░░░░░ Jimmy Carter It is ░░░░░░░░ but a political organization ░░░░░░░░ has adult interest in ░░░░░░░░ not children s interest ░░░░░░░░ can see it in ░░░░░░░░ results And her kids ░░░░░░░░ better and this is ░░░░░░░░ time to make those ░░░░░░░░ President Trump in Linda ░░░░░░░░ can get it down ░░░░░░░░ we will see if ░░░░░░░░ McMahon can pull it ░░░░░░░░ with the desirous that ░░░░░░░░ put herself out of ░░░░░░░░ job Former education secretary ░░░░░░░░ DeVos appreciate it Thank ░░░░░░░░ for the opportunity.