Did the Department of Education Boost American Test Scores? | InFi #81

March 28, 2025 • Dr. Robert P. Murphy

In light of President Trump's recent Executive Order abolishing (though it has no teeth) the Department of Education, Bob presents statistics for 3 separate federal initiatives—namely the Clean Air Act/EPA, the so-called War on Poverty, and the Department of Education—to show that they should not be given credit for improving US life in their respective areas.

Related:
-  https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/uncategorized/federal-government-give-americans-clean-air
- https://poverty.ucdavis.edu/faq/what-current-poverty-rate-united-states 
- https://www.irp.wisc.edu/publications/dps/pdfs/dp99893.pdf 
- https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/25349724-medrich-and-griffiths-1992