Trump's team can seek to whittle down the department's workforce, scrap guidance documents, and close offices.

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3 Ways Trump Can Weaken the Education Department Without Eliminating It

Miguel Cardona, from 4th grade teacher to Education Secretary, defends federal agency amid Trump’s push to eliminate it, emphasizing its role in public school oversight.

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Some DC government officials, private-sector education researchers and advocates with whom I spoke during the past week seemed unfazed by President-elect Donald Trump’s expressed desire to eliminate the U.S. Department of Education. During his campaign, he tried to disassociate himself from Project 2025’s “Mandate for Leadership: The Conservative Promise,” but many of the policy ideas […]

3 Ways Trump Can Weaken the Education Department Without Eliminating It

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