from other nations. (10) Only through initiatives led by parents and local communities with the power to act can the United States elevate educational performance toward an acceptable level. (11) The current system of top-down education uniformity is detrimental to local businesses and communities, the economic needs of the States, and the Nation’s ability to compete globally for jobs. (12) The Department of Education has been hostile to many promising reforms, including reforms that would empower parents, teachers, and local communities. The United States, once a laboratory of innovation through the experiments of the States, is moving toward education standardization that does not consider the individual educational needs of our diverse population of students. 3. Abolition of department of education The Department of Education is abolished, and, with the exception of the programs transferred under section 7, any program for which the Secretary of Education or the Department of Education has administrative responsibility as provided by law or by delegation of authority pursuant to law is repealed, including each program under the following: (1) The Department of Education Organization Act ( 20 U.S.C. 3401 et seq.). (2) The General Education Provisions Act ( 20 U.S.C. 1221 et seq.). 4. Grants to states for elementary and secondary and for postsecondary education programs (a) In general Subject to the requirements of this Act, each State is entitled to receive from the Secretary of the Treasury, by not later than July 1 of the preceding fiscal year— (1) a grant for fiscal year 2018 and each succeeding fiscal year through fiscal year 2026, that is equal to the amount of funds appropriated for the State for Federal elementary school and secondary school programs for fiscal year 2012 (except for the funds appropriated for fiscal year 2012 for such programs for such State that are being transferred under section 7)