Trump Wants To Shut Education Department

What does the Department of Education do? Trump continues push for school choice, shutting agency
Amid the push for school choice and school vouchers, Trump continues his campaign to shutter the federal Education Department. Here's what it does.
What does the Department of Education do - and can Trump dismantle it?
A draft of Trump's order to dismantle the education department, obtained by the Washington Post, acknowledges that only Congress can get rid of the agency outright, but executive action could direct the agency to begin to wind itself down.
Trump allies turn their attention to the Education Department
The Trump administration and its backers have suggested the department has evolved into a weapon wielded by progressives to enforce “woke” education policies and is a waste of
Will President Trump shut down the Department of Education?
President Trump is reportedly planning an executive order to shut down or "re-evaluate" the Department of Education.
Rep. Madeleine Dean on Trump dismantling the Education Department: ‘The point of it is to disrupt’
Rep. Madeleine Dean joins The Weekend to discuss the Trump administration’s efforts to gut the Department of Education and how Democrats plan to fight back.
House Democrats ambush the Department of Education
Fox News senior congressional correspondent Chad Pergram has the latest on debate over education policy and government spending on 'Special Report.'
Why does Trump want to abolish the Education Department? An anthropologist who studies MAGA explains 4 reasons
On Feb. 4, 2025, Trump described his plans for Linda McMahon, his nominee for education secretary. “I want Linda to put herself out of a job,” Trump said, according to The Associated Press. A will to fight against so-called “wokeness” and a desire to shrink the government are among the four reasons I have found.
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Trump Admin. Suddenly Cancels Dozens of Education Department Contracts
The Trump administration abruptly terminated dozens of contracts financed by the research arm of the U.S. Department of ...
Bill Maher agrees with Trump that Department of Education should be abolished: ‘Not like kids are getting smarter’
Bill Maher offered a surprising point of agreement with President Trump by backing his plan to abolish the embattled ...
Research arm of Education Department sees cuts after DOGE review
The Institute of Education Sciences (IES), the research arm of the Department of Education, is facing funding cuts as they ...
Why America’s first Department of Education didn’t last
The brief experiment with a department of education was born in 1867 and enacted by Southern Democrat President Andrew ...
How Many Employees Does the Department of Education Have? Number
The U.S. Department of Education will undergo changes under Donald Trump’s administration. Learn more about it here.
White House preparing executive order to abolish the Education Department
President Donald Trump promised for years to abolish the department — which he can't do without congressional approval.
If the US Department of Education is abolished, what happens to KY education funding?
President Donald Trump has signaled he will sign an executive order weakening the department. Meanwhile, U.S. Rep. Thomas ...
What Happens if the U.S. Department of Education Is Abolished?
Donald Trump intends to modify the U.S. Department of Education now that he’s in his second presidential term. Find out what he said he plans to do.
Elon Musk's next DOGE targets? Pentagon and Education Department, Trump says
Elon Musk “will be looking at education pretty quickly and he will be looking at military too," Trump said at a news ...
Kill the Federal Department of Education
So, getting rid of the federal Department of Education could decentralize education, improve outcomes, and increase parents' satisfaction with how their kids are taught. And let's not forget, it could ...