Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen was in attendance on Thursday when President Donald Trump signed his executive order to dismantle the Department of Education. “Our kids and grandkids must be a priority, because they are Nebraska’s future,” Pillen says.
“Since the Department of Education was formed as a standalone entity in 1980, we’ve seen its budget and workforce bloat, but the U.S. has not seen improved outcomes for students, parents or classrooms.”
Pillen also says says our kids’ education and our teachers are too important for us to keep pursuing mediocre results that cost us billions. “The best thing we can do to help families and schools is to increase local influence and restore decision making to those nearest our students , because they care the most. This is a pro-kid, pro-parent, pro-teacher, pro-school position.”
In addition Pillen met with Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins and other Trump Administration officials to promote Nebraska agriculture and industry. “Building these relationships is critical for our state,” Pillen says.
“The good folks in the Trump Administration are working hard to serve our country, and the state of Nebraska looks forward to partnering with them in many more ways.”