President Trump is reportedly considering an executive order to dismantle the federal Department of Education. The order would call for the Secretary of Education to propose a plan for disbanding the department, requiring Congressional approval. The move would fulfill a long-standing campaign promise to return education policy to the states. Critics argue the department has excessive spending power without producing adequate academic results. The Department of Education's future remains uncertain, with employees expressing concerns about potential job losses.
Arthur Jones II and Katherine FauldersHe ordered schools to stop what the White House calls radical indoctrination. He also called for aggressive action to fight antisemitism on college ccould soon sign an executive order directing the secretary of education to dismantle the federal Department of Education, according to sources briefed on drafts of the order that have circulated among top administration officials.
President Donald Trump talks with CNN's Kaitlan Collins as he departs a ceremony in the East Room of the the White House, Monday, Feb. 3, 2025, in Washington.Closing down the department would be an extraordinary move that would help Trump inch closer to fulfilling the promise that he made for months on the campaign trail: dismantling it and sending education policy back to the states.
Its also unclear how the next education secretary would handle plans to close the department and reallocate its functions. Trumps education secretary choice Linda McMahon has not yet had a Senate confirmation hearing. A bill in the Senate to shutter the department would likely fail without a two-thirds majority vote.
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