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Trump signs executive order aimed at dismantling U.S. Department of Education

  • President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday aimed at dismantling the U.S. Department of Education.
  • The U.S. Department of Education, established by Former President Jimmy Carter in 1979, has seen its staff reduced to 2,183 employees.
  • Mitria Spotser from the Center for Responsible Lending stated that the decision weakens public education and abandons civil rights enforcement while favoring corporate interests over education.
  • About 60% of registered voters oppose Trump's plan to eliminate the Education Department, according to a Quinnipiac poll from March.
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Trump sketches the start of a roadmap for winding down the Education Department

President Donald Trump has begun sketching a roadmap for dismantling the Education Department, with other agencies taking over responsibility for federal student loans and programs serving students with disabilities.

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Trump ordered the dismantling of the Education Department. Here's what it does

Here is a look at some of the Education Department's key functions, and how Trump said he might approach them.

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Trump signs order to dismantle US Department of Education

US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday directing Education Secretary Linda McMahon to begin dismantling the department she leads, fulfilling a long-standing campaign promise to conservatives.

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Trump issues executive order aimed at dismantling US Education Department. Pa. education officials weigh in

The Education Department was founded in 1979.

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What does it mean that Trump has shut down the U.S. Ministry of Education?

The closing order of the U.S. Department of Education, signed by Donald Trump this Thursday at the White House, surrounded by children of school age for the act in question, implies the total transfer of competencies to the 50 states. The department is equivalent to a ministry in Spain. If the order is fulfilled, the management of education will remain exclusively in the hands of the 50 state governments, without federal intervention, allowing t…

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Trump Asks Students: 'Should I Do This?'

The White House made a production out of President Trump's signing of an executive order to cancel the Education Department—bringing in governors, young students, and props—while acknowledging that he lacks authority to fulfill the campaign promise. "It sounds strange, doesn't it? Department of Education. We're going to eliminate...

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Inside Higher Ed broke the news in Washington, United States on Wednesday, March 19, 2025.
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