Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) defended President Donald Trump’s decision to begin the process of shutting down the Department of Education, arguing that it has not shown tangible results to justify its existence.
Paul made the remarks during a Sunday interview on CBS News’ “Face The Nation” with Margaret Brennan when asked about whether low-income schools would continue to receive federal subsidies if the Department is closed.
“I think the bigger question is, if we’re sending all this money to Kentucky and all the other states, why are our scores abysmal?” Paul asked. “Why do two-thirds of the kids not read at proficiency? Why do two-thirds of the kids or more not have math proficiency?”
“It’s been an utter failure,” he continued. “I’d leave it back to the states. It has always been a position, a very mainstream Republican position, to have control of the schools by…
