North CarolinaNorth Carolina resolution would urge Congress to eliminate Education Department
If ratified, North Carolina’s General Assembly would urge Congress to help eliminate the U.S. Department of Education, while federal education programs could remain available to states.
What it does
The proposed resolution would back efforts to eliminate the U.S. Department of Education and ask Congress to cooperate. Federal education programs could remain available to states.
Argument forIf Congress followed the request, states and local communities might have more room to shape school policies around students’ needs.
Argument againstIf Congress followed the request, states might keep federal education programs but lose the department that administers them, which could make those programs harder to coordinate.
More detail
The proposed resolution would support efforts to eliminate the U.S. Department of Education and urge Congress to cooperate. The request concerns federal efforts to eliminate the U.S. Department of Education. The resolution asks Congress to act; it would not itself eliminate the department or end federal education programs. The resolution would take effect upon ratification. It gives no date for federal action.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed 1st Chamber
- Passed 2nd Chamber
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Jun 2Reptd FavLatest
- Jun 2Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the HouseMinor
- Apr 22Passed 1st ReadingMinor
- Apr 22Ref to the Com on Education - K-12, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the HouseMinor
- Apr 21FiledIntroduced
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