Jennifer Balkcom Cosponsored A Joint Resolution To Urge Congress To Eliminate The U.S. Department Of Education, Which Would Threaten More Than $24 Million In Funding To Public Schools In NC-11
April 2026: Balkcom Cosponsored A Joint Resolution To Urge Congress To Eliminate The Department Of Education
April 2026: Balkcom Cosponsored H.J.R. 1030, “A Joint Resolution Urging Members Of The United States Congress To Support The Devolution Of Power From The U.S. Department Of Education To The States.” In April 2026, Balkcom cosponsored H.J.R. 1030, “a joint resolution urging members of the United States Congress to support the devolution of power from the U.S. Department of Education to the states.” [North Carolina General Assembly, H.J.R. 1030, 4/21/26]
- Under H.J.R. 1030, The North Carolina General Assembly Said It Supported Federal Efforts To Eliminate The U.S. Department Of Education And Urged The U.S. Congress To Cooperate With Such Efforts. “SECTION 1. The General Assembly of North Carolina supports federal efforts to eliminate the United States Department of Education and urges the United States Congress to fully cooperate with these efforts. SECTION 2. This resolution is effective upon ratification.” [North Carolina General Assembly, H.J.R. 1030, 4/21/26]
2026: Balkcom Said She Supported Eliminating The U.S. Department Of Education
Balkcom Said She Supported Eliminating The United States Department Of Education. QUESTION: “I support eliminating the U.S. Department of Education and giving control back to states and communities.” BALKCOM: “Strongly Agree.” [iVoterGuide, Jennifer Balkcom, 2026]
2020-2021: University Of Michigan: The Department Of Education Allocated More Than $24 Million In Title I Funding To Public Schools In NC-11 And More Than $450 Million To North Carolina Public Schools
2020-2021: University Of Michigan: The Department Of Education Allocated $24.3 Million In Title I Funding For Public Schools In North Carolina’s 11th Congressional District. [University of Michigan, accessed 8/14/26]
Image: see original report, p. 91
[University of Michigan, accessed 8/14/26]
2020-2021: University Of Michigan: The Department Of Education Allocated $451.5 Million In Title I Funding For Public Schools In North Carolina. [University of Michigan, accessed 8/14/26]
Image: see original report, p. 92
[University of Michigan, accessed 8/14/26]
Eliminating The U.S. Department OF Education Would Hurt Students Across The Country, Especially Lower-Income And Disabled Students
National Education Association President Becky Pringle: “Students Across The Country Benefit From Programs Run By The Department Of Education, Especially Lower-Income Students.” “‘Students across the country benefit from programs run by the Department of Education, especially lower-income students in rural, suburban and urban communities, students who qualify for federal grants or loans to receive career training or attend 2- and 4-year colleges, and students with disabilities,’ Becky Pringle, president of the National Education Association (NEA), said in a statement Monday. The nation’s largest labor union, the NEA represents over 3 million educators and other school stakeholders.” [The 19th, 2/6/25]
Pringle Said Shuttering The Department Of Education Would “Take Away Special Education Services For Students With Disabilities.” “Shuttering the Department of Education would adversely affect nearly all of the nation’s students, Pringle said, as 90 percent of students overall and 95 percent of students with disabilities are educated in public schools. ‘Trump’s power grab would steal resources for our most vulnerable students, explode class sizes, cut job training programs, make higher education more expensive and out of reach for middle class families, take away special education services for students with disabilities, and gut student civil rights protections.’” [The 19th, 2/6/25]
- Eliminating The Department Of Education Could Have “Particular Consequences For Children With Disabilities.” “President Donald Trump reportedly plans to fulfill a campaign promise aimed at sweeping changes for public schools: closing the Department of Education. […] The prospect of the agency closing has sparked outcry from education leaders, elected officials and families with vulnerable children. Eliminating the Department of Education, they say, could have a ripple effect across the country — with particular consequences for children with disabilities, youth from low-income households and student loan borrowers, most of whom are women.” [The 19th, 2/6/25]