Opinion | Don’t Cry for the Education Department
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
Updated: Mar 14 2025
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Source: WSJ
Republican Efforts to Dismantle Education Department: Republicans, including President Trump, are pushing to significantly reduce the U.S. Education Department, with recent layoffs cutting its staff nearly in half and potential plans for further dismantling through executive order.
Controversy Over Department's Existence: Education Secretary Linda McMahon acknowledges that the department was established by Congress and cannot be entirely shut down without legislative action, yet Trump may direct her to limit operations not mandated by law.
Analyst Views on NEA
Wall Street analysts forecast NEA stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for NEA is USD with a low forecast of USD and a high forecast of USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
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About NEA
Nuveen AMT-Free Quality Municipal Income Fund (NEA) is a diversified, closed-end management company. The Fund’s investment objectives are to provide current income exempt from regular federal income tax and federal alternative minimum tax applicable to individuals, and to enhance portfolio value relative to the municipal bond market by investing in tax-exempt municipal securities, which the Fund’s investment adviser believes are underrated or undervalued or that represent municipal market sectors that are undervalued. The Fund may invest at least 80% of its Assets (as defined below) in municipal securities and other related investments, which pay interest exempt from regular federal income tax. Additionally, the Fund may invest at least 80% of its Assets in a portfolio of securities, the income from, which is exempt from the federal alternative minimum tax applicable to individuals. Investment advisor of the Fund is Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC.
About the author
Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
