Randi Weingarten: “Both of them have put together incredibly powerful bills on how to focus on teacher evaluation.”

Our concern is that because of the politics, and the proximity Mr. Musk has to Mr. Trump, they are standing down on this rather than doing their jobs.

if we want America to be a nation of 'explorers, builders, innovators [and] entrepreneurs,' as Trump said in his inaugural address, then logically it follows that we should be investing more in education, not less.

Congress — the only body that can legally take such actions — has refused to follow the whims of the White House when it comes to abolishing the Education Department.

Trying to abolish it — which, by the way, only Congress can do — sends a message that the president doesn't care about opportunity for all kids.