HR 146 — A Resolution urging the Congress of the United States to fully cooperate with Federal efforts to eliminate the United States Department of Education, reaffirming Pennsylvania's sovereign authority over its educational system and recognizing the need for State-led education solutions to improve outcomes for Pennsylvania students.

PRINTER'S NO.   1155

                  THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



           HOUSE RESOLUTION
              No. 146
                                              Session of
                                                2025

     INTRODUCED BY GLEIM, HAMM, ANDERSON, D'ORSIE, SMITH, BOROWICZ,
        LEADBETER AND ROAE, MARCH 26, 2025

     REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, MARCH 26, 2025


                               A RESOLUTION
 1   Urging the Congress of the United States to fully cooperate with
 2      Federal efforts to eliminate the United States Department of
 3      Education, reaffirming Pennsylvania's sovereign authority
 4      over its educational system and recognizing the need for
 5      State-led education solutions to improve outcomes for
 6      Pennsylvania students.
 7      WHEREAS, The Tenth Amendment to the Constitution of the
 8   United States reserves powers not delegated to the Federal
 9   Government to the states and education is not enumerated as a
10   responsibility of the Federal Government; and
11      WHEREAS, The United States Department of Education,
12   established in 1979, has spent more than $3 trillion since its
13   inception with virtually no measurable improvement in student
14   achievement in reading and mathematics, as evidenced by the
15   National Assessment of Educational Progress, which reported for
16   2024 that 60% of fourth graders and nearly 75% of eighth graders
17   are not proficient in mathematics and 70% of fourth and eighth
18   graders are not proficient in reading; and
19      WHEREAS, The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania has a
20   constitutional duty under section 14 of Article III of the
 1   Constitution of Pennsylvania to provide a thorough and efficient
 2   system of public education, a responsibility best fulfilled by
 3   State and local communities who understand the educational needs
 4   of Pennsylvania's 1.7 million public school students across 500
 5   school districts and 170 public charter schools; and
 6      WHEREAS, Pennsylvania public schools receive approximately $3
 7   billion in Federal education funding annually, yet these funds
 8   come with mandates that limit the Commonwealth's flexibility to
 9   address its unique educational challenges; and
10      WHEREAS, The elimination of the United States Department of
11   Education would allow Pennsylvania to redirect Federal funds
12   toward State priorities, enhancing accountability and innovation
13   in education; and
14      WHEREAS, Federal efforts to dismantle the United States
15   Department of Education align with Pennsylvania's interest in
16   asserting its sovereign authority to design an education system
17   that prioritizes student achievement; therefore be it
18      RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the
19   Commonwealth of Pennsylvania urge the Congress of the United
20   States to fully cooperate with Federal efforts to eliminate the
21   United States Department of Education, reaffirming
22   Pennsylvania's sovereign authority over its educational system
23   and recognizing the need for State-led education solutions to
24   improve outcomes for Pennsylvania students; and be it further
25      RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the
26   Commonwealth of Pennsylvania support Federal efforts to
27   eliminate the United States Department of Education and urge the
28   Congress of the United States to fully cooperate with these
29   efforts; and be it further
30      RESOLVED, That copies of this resolution be sent to the

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1   President of the United States, the presiding officers of the
2   United States House of Representatives and the United States
3   Senate and to each member of Congress from Pennsylvania.




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