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Trump Prepares Order To Close Dept. Of Education: See PA Impacts

President Donald Trump is expected to issue an executive order to shutter the U.S. Department of Education, leading to significant federal funding cuts for public schools in Pennsylvania.
Lancaster County public schools could lose $55 million in federal funding, affecting critical programs for underperforming districts.
Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker warns that dismantling the education department will harm funding for public education.
State protections under the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act may remain if federal civil rights enforcement ends, according to Maura McInerney.

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Inside Higher Ed

Draft order outlines plan to close Education Dept.

The leaked draft gives higher ed leaders some idea of what could happen next. A draft executive order obtained Thursday by Inside Higher Ed directs the newly confirmed education secretary, Linda McMahon, to “take all necessary steps” to return authority over education to the states and facilitate closure of the Department of Education “to the maximum extent appropriate and permitted by law.”

6 days ago·Washington, United States

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WND

Dems trumpet value of Education Dept. – without any evidence * WorldNetDaily * by Bob Unruh

Multiple Democrats are pledging allegiance to the U.S. Department of Education after President Donald Trump, as part of his agenda to eliminate waste, fraud and corruption in the federal government, has called for it to be shut down. In fact, public schools in American are run mostly by local boards following state regulations, but a commentary at Twitchy explained the huge significance of a federal bureaucracy to dictate to schools. “Local scho…

5 days ago·Medford, United States

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