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This decision, long championed by conservatives who believe education should remain primarily a state and local matter, has sparked disagreement about the federal government's role in education polic...
USA Today |
Trump signed an executive order to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education, following through on his long-standing opposition to the agency.
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“It’s disrespectful and insulting.”

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Trump’s Chief of Staff Wants ‘Education’ to Be Her Legacy
Did Susie Wiles miss the Trump administration’s memo about their plans for America’s Department of Education? On Saturday night, Trump’s chief of staff shared that she hopes an education system that positions America’s children to “meet the future” will be part of her legacy.
Trump Orders Department Of Education Closure: What Happens Next
President Trump has issued an executive order to close the Department of Education, which will reshape federal education policy and affect 49.5 million students.
Department of Education dismantled by Trump executive order. Why did Trump close the ED?
President Donald Trump on March 20 signed an executive order to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education, keeping good on a campaign promise to target the federal agency.
Trump's order to dismantle DOE makes future of education unclear, threatens student loans
President Trump signed an executive order to dismantle the Department of Education, sparking concerns over curriculum, loans and federal funding.
As Trump dismantles Education Dept., a Louisiana parent fears special education will suffer
President Trump's plan to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education could lead to less enforcement of special-education laws, says Kathleen Cannino, a Louisiana parent and advocate for children with disabilities.
Tennessee prepares to operate without Department of Education
With President Trump's recent executive order to dismantle the Department of Education, the future of the department is in limbo.
Dept. of Education workers speak out on job cuts: “It’s disrespectful and insulting.”
Two weeks after the Trump administration eliminated nearly half of the Department of Education's workforce through an overhaul that affected roughly 2,000 people and just days after President Donald Trump signed an executive order to diminish the department,
NELSON And RUCKER: States Are Chomping At The Bit To Overhaul America’s Broken Education System
President Donald Trump’s bold plan to eliminate the Department of Education bureaucracy and return education policy to the states represents
How Would Shutting Down the Education Department Disrupt Public Schools?
The Department of Education provides funding for teachers, supplies, school programs, special needs, tuition, and more.
LA Times Today: Key points people need to understand about Trump’s Education Department closure
The Department of Education is the latest victim in President Trump’s slash and burn downsizing of the federal government. It’s been gutted by layoffs and California is now suing to try to stop the cuts.
Emotional Education Department 'clap-outs' celebrate departed federal employees
Dozens of emotional Department of Education employees took part in a final "clap-out" in D.C. after losing jobs amid the Trump administration's agency restructuring.
Fired Education staffers say department doomed to fall short of its legal obligations
Amid the chaos at the shrinking and endangered Department of Education, multiple former staffers tell The Hill the recent layoffs were disorganized and heartbreaking, but they are most concerned
U.S. Department of Education restored income-driven student loan repayment plans after pause. See the 3 plans you can choose from now
The Education Department temporarily paused these applications after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit ruled that the agency should stop implementing the Biden administration’s Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) Plan and other parts of some income-driven repayment plans.
On statewide tour, Mo Green weighs what looming end of the Department of Education could mean
Superintendent Mo Green delivered a message during a prayer breakfast, highlighting the importance of federal support in ensuring quality education for all students, while warning that redirecting funds through the state legislature could jeopardize public education.
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Fired Department of Education employees clean out desks
Hundreds of fired government employees filed into the Department of Education headquarters in Washington on Friday in order to collect their personal belongings and say their goodbyes. Former workers were given 30 minutes to do this. Afterward, they were walked out of the building’s doors.
Federal changes to the Department of Education put student borrowers in a scramble
President Trump said in a press conference that most of the responsibilities the DOE oversaw will be returned to the states.
White House investigates CA Department of Education over law on students' gender identity
The Trump Administration announced an investigation Thursday into the California Department of Education over a state law that bans teachers and other school staff from being required to disclose a child's gender identity to their parents.
Education Department halts final payouts of federal pandemic relief funds
The Education Department halted the final payouts of federal Covid relief aid to state governments and school districts on Friday, in an abrupt reversal of a Biden administration initiative that let local officials request extended deadlines to spend billions of dollars.
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