Editing New Federalism (section)

== Education ==
[[Education in the United States|Education]] has been controversial under New Federalism, but for different reasons.  Almost all groups, state and federal, agree that a controlled education system is absolutely critical.  The division, however, is that some believe that the education system should be nationally united (and therefore controlled by the federal government), while opponents believe that education should vary by state (and therefore be controlled by the state governments).

Some New Federalists, such as President [[Ronald Reagan]], have flirted with the idea of abolishing the [[United States Department of Education|Department of Education]], but the effort has been unsuccessful. During the [[Presidency of George W. Bush]], the President and Congress cooperated to pass the [[No Child Left Behind]] (NCLB) legislation, which required states to meet federal testing standards.<ref>{{harvnb|Gerston|2007|p=97}}</ref> [[Utah]] was the first state to reject NCLB,{{clarify |date=November 2019 |reason= How exactly does a state "reject" a federal law?}} and the Attorney General of [[Connecticut]] sued the federal government for underfunding NCLB.<ref>{{harvnb|Gerston|2007|p=100}}</ref>

In April 2017, President [[Donald Trump]] used an [[executive order]] to lessen federal influence over education.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/apr/26/donald-trump-pull-feds-out-k-12-education/|title=Trump to pull feds out of K–12 education|last=Miller|first=S. A.|date=April 6, 2017|website=Washington Times|access-date=September 12, 2018}}</ref>