WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, U.S. Congresswoman Debbie Lesko (AZ-08) reintroduced her Make Education Local Act to put individual states in charge of their education policies by allowing individual states to submit their own education plans, known as a State Management Decision, to the Secretary of Education and consolidating their funding from the federal government under one grant. Lesko also introduced this legislation in the 115^th and 116^th Congresses.

“Decisions about our children’s education should be made at home, not by some bureaucrat in Washington, D.C.,” said Congresswoman Lesko. “Arizona is known for empowering local schools and parents and as a result, our students are thriving. This bill takes that success and applies it at the national level by reducing federal intrusion in education.”

This bill puts states back in the driver seat of their education policy and reduces federal intrusion and regulation on public schools. The bill directs federal funding right to students and teachers instead of being spent to comply with federal regulations. It also requires each state to focus on student achievement and outcomes, while letting the states figure out how to do that best and how to spend those dollars.

Lesko was joined by Representatives Andy Biggs (R-AZ-05), Paul Gosar (R-AZ-04), and David Schweikert (R-AZ-06) in introducing this legislation.

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