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Trump Advisers Weigh Plan to Dismantle Department of Education, WSJ Reports

The Trump administration is considering significant cuts to the U.S. Department of Education, including an executive action that may close department programs not protected by law, as reported by The Wall Street Journal.
Trump's potential executive action could lead to the closure of the Education Department, but such a move requires congressional approval, as it was established by an act of Congress in 1979.
Public surveys indicate that most Republicans believe the government should increase education spending, contrasting with the administration's proposed cuts to the Education Department's budget.

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Trump set to dismantle Department of Education

Trump campaigned on a pledge to close the department, saying it has been infiltrated by “radicals, zealots and Marxists.”

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WOFL

Trump looks to dismantle Department of Education

As President Donald Trump starts to take action on education, a White House official confirmed that he plans to reevaluate the future of the Education Department throughout his presidency.

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The College Fix

Trump considers executive order to abolish the education department: reports

Musk’s DOGE team sets its sights on the education department.

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What happens if the Department of Education is abolished?

Trump has made eliminating the Department of Education a key issue in his campaign and is said to be considering an executive order to abolish it.

1 month ago·Chicago, United States

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Cowboy State Daily

Cowboy State Daily | Degenfelder Hopes Trump Will Eliminate U.S. Dept Of Education

Wyoming Superintendent Of Public Instruction Megan Degenfelder told Cowboy State Daily on Tuesday that she hopes President Trump eliminates the U.S. Dept of Education. States should determine their own rules for federal funding, she said.

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The Epoch Times

Trump Says He Could Work With Congress to Dismantle the Department of Education

President Donald Trump said on Feb. 4 that he could work with Congress and the teachers’ unions to eliminate the U.S. Department of Education, although he also has not ruled out attempting that same action by executive order. “There are some people that say, I could,” Trump said in response to a question about whether he could dismantle the department via an executive order. “I think I’d work with Congress,” the president said from the Oval Off…

1 month ago·New York, United States

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