In FY 2023, the Department of Education (ED) had $102.51 Billion distributed among its 10 sub-components. Agencies spend available budgetary resources by making financial promises called obligations .
49.7 million students in public schools. Give the parents the money.
If we took the $114 billion we gave to Ukraine and gave it to states they could rebuild rail lines and bridges. We have from 1,100 to 1,700 train derailments a year. And we have 220,000 bridges that must be either rebuilt or replaced.