Supreme Court Helps Trump Dismantle Education Department
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The U.S. Supreme Court allowed the Education Department to proceed with mass layoffs. But not all the firings were reversed.
Civil rights investigations, student loan borrowing and financial aid are among the areas that will be affected by a department with diminished capacity.
"The President must take care that the laws are faithfully executed, not set out to dismantle them," Sotomayor wrote.
The Supreme Court has allowed President Donald Trump to move forward with efforts to dismantle the Education Department. Here's what the agency does.