What happens if the Department of Education disappears? Expert warns how it could threaten quality, student mobility and more.

As the incoming presidential administration has proposed eliminating the federal Department of Education, Canisius University education expert Dr. Margaret Keller-Cogan is available to provide media commentary on the potential impacts across the K-12 education system.

Dr. Keller-Cogan has extensive leadership experience as a former superintendent, principal, and special education teacher, and can speak to issues of educational quality, equity, accountability, and student preparedness under a state-led model.

Key Areas of Expertise:

• Potential impact on academic standards, innovation, and funding without federal oversight

• Challenges of maintaining consistent educational quality and college/career readiness across state lines

• Risks to educational equity and accountability in the absence of federal frameworks

• Effects on student mobility and competitiveness in domestic and global job markets

Dr. Keller-Cogan’s Bio:

Margaret Keller-Cogan is the Director of Canisius University’s graduate program in Educational Leadership and Supervision.

She has more than 20 years of central office leadership experience, including roles as a superintendent, deputy superintendent, assistant superintendent, and principal.

Dr. Keller-Cogan earned her doctorate from the University of Rochester and has extensive experience researching, leading, and presenting on curriculum, assessment, and learning theory.