As U.S. Dept. of Education faces teardown, Walters seeks ESSA federal block grant for ‘local flexibility’

Less than a week after President Donald Trump signed a March 20 executive order to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education and “return authority over education to the states,” Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters submitted a request to change the way federal funding is allocated, increase state autonomy and purportedly relieve districts from strict guidelines.

As U.S. Dept. of Education faces teardown, Walters seeks ESSA federal block grant for 'local flexibility'