A Resolution urging the Congress of the United States to fully cooperate with Federal efforts to eliminate the United States Department of Education, reaffirming Pennsylvania's sovereign authority over its educational system and recognizing the need for State-led education solutions to improve outcomes for Pennsylvania students.

PRINTER'S NO. 1155
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No. 146
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY GLEIM, HAMM, ANDERSON, D'ORSIE, SMITH, BOROWICZ,
LEADBETER AND ROAE, MARCH 26, 2025
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, MARCH 26, 2025
A RESOLUTION
Urging the Congress of the United States to fully cooperate with
Federal efforts to eliminate the United States Department of
Education, reaffirming Pennsylvania's sovereign authority
over its educational system and recognizing the need for
State-led education solutions to improve outcomes for
Pennsylvania students.
WHEREAS, The Tenth Amendment to the Constitution of the
United States reserves powers not delegated to the Federal
Government to the states and education is not enumerated as a
responsibility of the Federal Government; and
WHEREAS, The United States Department of Education,
established in 1979, has spent more than $3 trillion since its
inception with virtually no measurable improvement in student
achievement in reading and mathematics, as evidenced by the
National Assessment of Educational Progress, which reported for
2024 that 60% of fourth graders and nearly 75% of eighth graders
are not proficient in mathematics and 70% of fourth and eighth
graders are not proficient in reading; and
WHEREAS, The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania has a
constitutional duty under section 14 of Article III of the
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Constitution of Pennsylvania to provide a thorough and efficient
system of public education, a responsibility best fulfilled by
State and local communities who understand the educational needs
of Pennsylvania's 1.7 million public school students across 500
school districts and 170 public charter schools; and
WHEREAS, Pennsylvania public schools receive approximately $3
billion in Federal education funding annually, yet these funds
come with mandates that limit the Commonwealth's flexibility to
address its unique educational challenges; and
WHEREAS, The elimination of the United States Department of
Education would allow Pennsylvania to redirect Federal funds
toward State priorities, enhancing accountability and innovation
in education; and
WHEREAS, Federal efforts to dismantle the United States
Department of Education align with Pennsylvania's interest in
asserting its sovereign authority to design an education system
that prioritizes student achievement; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania urge the Congress of the United
States to fully cooperate with Federal efforts to eliminate the
United States Department of Education, reaffirming
Pennsylvania's sovereign authority over its educational system
and recognizing the need for State-led education solutions to
improve outcomes for Pennsylvania students; and be it further
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania support Federal efforts to
eliminate the United States Department of Education and urge the
Congress of the United States to fully cooperate with these
efforts; and be it further
RESOLVED, That copies of this resolution be sent to the
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President of the United States, the presiding officers of the
United States House of Representatives and the United States
Senate and to each member of Congress from Pennsylvania.
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