Not just abolish the Department of Education but take a serious look at the various colleges of “Education”
If you believed that phonics was an important teaching tool you might still be able to earn a BA in Education but an MA or a Doctorate in Education, EDU forget about it-and a teaching position in a college of Education-impossible.
I hope getting rid of the DoE is just a start. Alternatives to earning teaching credentials need to be developed. Also, if you are teaching in grades 7-12 you are required to earn a BA or BS degree with a major or minor in the field of teaching and within 10 years an MA or MS in your field.
Until there’s legislation repealing it the Dept of Education can easily be reestablished by a Rat administration.
I agree completely with disestablishing the pseudo-field of education. Some states have procedures for allowing non-ed majors into the education profession. Maybe anyone with a BS\BA then do a year of a teaching apprenticeship could be certified to teach at the K12 level.