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Lindsey M. Burke

Lindsey M. Burke is Director of the Center for Education Policy at The Heritage Foundation. Burke served on Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin’s transition steering committee and landing team for education. She serves on the Board of Visitors for George Mason University, the board of the Educational Freedom Institute, and the advisory board of the Independent Women’s Forum’s Education Freedom Center. Dr. Burke’s research has been published in such journals as Social Science Quarterly, Educational Research and Evaluation, and Research in Educational Administration and Leadership. She holds a BA from Hollins University, an MA from the University of Virginia, and a PhD from George Mason University.

Bylined chapters

11. Department of Education

Major recommendations in those chapters

11 · 319 Eliminate the federal Department of Education Needs Congress Not started
11 · 320 Block-grant federal education funds to states without strings Needs Congress Not started
11 · 323 Expire national emergency declarations after 60 days absent Congress Needs Congress Not started
11 · 325 Transfer Title I, Part A to HHS as a no-strings block grant Needs Congress Not started
11 · 326 Return Title I revenue responsibility to states over 10 years Needs Congress Not started
11 · 326 Convert most IDEA funding into a no-strings block grant run by HHS Needs Congress Not started
11 · 327 Spin off Federal Student Aid into a new government corporation Needs Congress Not started
11 · 330 Pass a Department of Education Reorganization Act Needs Congress Not started
11 · 330 Move the Office for Civil Rights to DOJ, enforcing only via litigation Needs Congress Not started
11 · 333 Rescind Biden Title IX rules and restore the 2020 DeVos regulations Day one Not started
11 · 333 Amend Title IX to add due process and define sex as biological Needs Congress Not started
11 · 334 Abandon the SOGI redefinition of 'sex' across all departments Not started
11 · 344 Pass a federal Parents' Bill of Rights with strict scrutiny Needs Congress Not started
11 · 349 Move IDEA oversight and implementation to HHS Needs Congress Not started
11 · 353 Privatize all federal student lending programs Needs Congress Not started
11 · 354 Consolidate all federal loan programs into one new program Needs Congress Not started
11 · 354 Terminate the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program Needs Congress Not started

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