The Dept. Of Education Is Critical After All

by David W. Marshall

(Trice Edney Wire) – Lindsey Burke is not a household name, but many Americans will one day feel the painful depth of her work. Burke, who currently serves on the Board of Visitors for George Mason University, was previously Director of the Center for Education at The Heritage Foundation. The Heritage Foundation is the influential conservative think tank that published Project 2025. In her 17 years at the Heritage Foundation, Burke oversaw research and policy on preschool, K-12, and higher education reform.

She is the author of the education chapter in Project 2025, which outlines a conservative education policy agenda and provides recommendations to a conservative president on the Department of Education. Burke’s chapter on the Education Department proposes a major