USPIE Blueprint to Close USED

And End Federal Education Mandates

United States Parents Involved in Education (USPIE) is a nonprofit, nationwide coalition of state leaders focused on restoring local control of education by eradicating federal intrusion. State leaders from around the country, fed up with being ignored on education policy, have joined forces to abolish the US Department of Education (USED) and put an end to all federal education mandates. It is the goal of USPIE to return America’s education to its proper local roots and restore parental authority over their children’s education.

The time is right. Serious conversations are happening throughout the country about the legitimate and effective role of the federal government in education. Many on both sides of the political aisle agree the federal government has become unreasonably intrusive and ineffective in education policy and practice.

In February 2017, Congressman Thomas Massie (R) Kentucky sponsored HR 899, a simple statement to close the Federal Department of Education starting an important national conversation. In February 2023, Congressman Barry Moore (R) Alabama sponsored H.R. 938 - To abolish the Department of Education and to provide funding directly to States for elementary and secondary education, and for other purposes. President Trump has continued to advocate for the closure as well during his re-election campaign. USPIE will work with President Trump, his Education Secretary and all like-minded Congressmen to develop legislation to end all federal education mandates, move all programs to the states and close the department.