Will closing the Department of Education fix education?

Will closing the Department of Education fix education?

May 19, 2026 · 57 min

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The episode discusses whether abolishing the Department of Education would effectively address the issues in American schooling.

The Dean’s List with Host Dean Bowen – Even if the DOE were abolished tomorrow,” Brooks states, “The ideological orientation of American schooling would remain intact.” The reason for this is that the engines of indoctrination do not originate at the Federal level. The real problem in education is not federal management at the DOE level but ideological capture at the...

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