The first 4-minutes is Glenn Beck discussing and reading from 20 USC 3403: Relationship with States. After the first 4-minutes are some examples of how this idea is violated.
- “Trumpian incompetence will provoke a counterreaction” — David Brooks, New York Times columnist
I hate to break it to Mr. Brooks, this is the counterreaction.
Here is the statute (JUMP TO APPENDIX)
Partial Transcript:
Via GLENN BECK
[….]
GLENN: Listen to this.
It is the intention. This is the founding document passed by Congress. It is the intention of Congress in the establishment of the Department of Education to protect the rights of state and local governments, and public and private educational institutions.
STU: Wow.
GLENN: Just that! Are they operating within the law, that was set by Congress?
STU: Because I think you could convince me, that that was a good idea. Right? That sounds great.
GLENN: Right. So let me read that again.
The intention of Congress, in the establishment of the Department of Education, to protect the rights of state and local governments, and public and private educational institutions, in the area, of educational policies, and administration of programs. And to strengthen and improve the control of such governments and institutions, over their own educational programs and policies.
Did you hear the second half of that?
To strengthen and improve the local and state administration, and — and the control of their own educational programs and policies.
That is not what the DOD is doing. Not even. Listen to the next line!
The establishment of the Department of Education, shall not, increase the authority of the federal government over education. Or finish the responsibility for education, which is reserved to the states. And the local school systems, and other instrumentalities of the states!
Wait.
This is not what the Department of Education is. At all.
So when they say, well, he can’t accomplish the department of he had. No. They abolished the Department of Ed.
The Department of Ed isn’t that! Because like you just said, I wouldn’t have necessarily a problem with that!
STU: I would have some questions.
GLENN: Yeah, I wouldn’t want it.
STU: As a direction, protecting local rights over education, is exactly kind of what I want.
GLENN: Yeah. Exactly right.
B, no provision of a program, administered by the Secretary or any other officer of the Department, shall be construed to authorize the Secretary or any such officer to exercise any direction, supervision, or control, over the local curriculum.
Any program of instruction or administration, or personnel of any educational institution, school, or school system over any accrediting agency or association, or over the selection and content of library resources, textbooks, or other instructional materials. By any educational institution or school system.
Except to the extent authorized by this law.
STU: Hmm. I mean, it seems there’s all sorts of limitations on it.
GLENN: Yeah. I mean, if you just go back to this: If he just reset it to this, do you know how many problems would go away?
STU: I know. This is really common too. But we mentioned the same thing with the Patriot Act.
GLENN: Yeah.
STU: The guy who wrote the Patriot Act. There’s a bunch of these things about to go.
I can’t believe the Patriot Act would do this. I wrote it. It’s not supposed to do that.
GLENN: Right. Right.
STU: That’s not what it’s supposed to do at all.
It always grows. It always evades. And the initial — the limiting principles put on it, by the law itself.
LOUDER w/CROWDER
President Donald Trump has kicked out 50% of the Department of Education. Good. And before you accuse us of hating teachers, it’s not teachers who are getting cut. It’s administrators. Keep cutting. Let’s see if we can get rid of the whole thing. (Click for this shows resources)
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now for the statute:
APPENDIX
20 USC 3403: Relationship with States
Text contains those laws in effect on March 21, 2025
From Title 20-EDUCATION
CHAPTER 48-DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
SUBCHAPTER I-GENERAL PROVISIONS
(a) Rights of local governments and educational institutions
It is the intention of the Congress in the establishment of the Department to protect the rights of State and local governments and public and private educational institutions in the areas of educational policies and administration of programs and to strengthen and improve the control of such governments and institutions over their own educational programs and policies. The establishment of the Department of Education shall not increase the authority of the Federal Government over education or diminish the responsibility for education which is reserved to the States and the local school systems and other instrumentalities of the States.
(b) Curriculum, administration, and personnel; library resources
No provision of a program administered by the Secretary or by any other officer of the Department shall be construed to authorize the Secretary or any such officer to exercise any direction, supervision, or control over the curriculum, program of instruction, administration, or personnel of any educational institution, school, or school system, over any accrediting agency or association, or over the selection or content of library resources, textbooks, or other instructional materials by any educational institution or school system, except to the extent authorized by law.
(c) Funding under pre-existing programs
The Secretary shall not, during the period within eight months after May 4, 1980, take any action to withhold, suspend, or terminate funds under any program transferred by this chapter by reason of the failure of any State to comply with any applicable law requiring the administration of such a program through a single organizational unit.
( Pub. L. 96–88, title I, §103, Oct. 17, 1979, 93 Stat. 670 )