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Invest in Education, Not the Department of Education

By Veronique de Rugy
Thursday, March 20 2025

If an investment yields stagnant or negative returns despite increased funding, the rational thing to do is back off. This logic rarely applies in government, but we're in a unique moment. The U.S. Department of Education – which has long exemplified the sunk-cost fallacy with past investments motivating continued spending – faces possible closure as the Trump administration pushes to devolve education back to the states. First, let's be clear: The department traditionally funds only 8% to 10% of K-12 education, and new Secretary of Education Linda McMahon seems…

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