Trump wants the Department of Education to be closed 'immediately.' Here's what shutting it down would mean.
Linda McMahon, Trump's education secretary pick, has her confirmation hearing on Thursday amid reports of plans to shut down the Education Department.
A Brief History of Efforts to End the Department of Education
President Donald Trump is attempting to dismantle the Department of Education. His efforts are history repeating itself.
Will Razing the Education Department Imperil Girls?
I sat down with education advocates to discuss the Trump administration’s plans for the Education Department and how young women and girls enrolled in schools across the country could be affected by possibly shuttering the agency.
What Does the Education Department Do? A Look at the Agency Trump Wants to Cut.
President Trump says the Education Department should be ‘closed immediately.’ But even if the agency gets shuttered, its programs would likely continue in other departments.
What Does the Department of Education Actually Do?
Even as President Trump has vowed to close the Education Department, he has sought to use the agency’s powers. Dana Goldstein, a reporter covering education and families for The New York Times, describes what the department does and does not do.
Letter: U.S. Education Department plays a very important role
The U.S. Department of Education was created in 1979 by Congress. It employs 4,000 people and has a budget of $79 billion. Most public school funding comes from state and local governments. The federal government provides a very small fraction of its overall funding — between 6% and 13% with the following programs: Title I provides money to help serve lower-income communities.
Trump's dismantling of education department 'already started'
Michigan Democrats are decrying plans from the president to dismantle the education department, calling on residents to push back by contacting their lawmakers.
Department of Education warns that public schools must remove DEI policies or lose federal funding
The Department of Education is warning state education departments that they could lose federal funding unless they remove ...
Thousands of Probationary Staff Fired at 9 Agencies Including VA, Education in Federal Layoffs
President Donald Trump's administration has fired around 200,000 federal employees across at least seven agencies. Newsweek's ...
Federal employee layoffs begin at Education Department as DOGE tries to shrink government
The Education Department made department-wide cuts on Wednesday, including in its civil rights office, according to multiple sources familiar with the move, a day after President Trump said he'd like ...
Teachers react to Trump Administration's push to dismantle Federal Department of Education
According to Reuters, President Donald Trump said he wants to close the U.S. Department of Education immediately.
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Trump's Department of Education says public schools could lose federal funding if DEI policies stay
The Department of Education told public schools across the country in a letter that they must drop diversity, equity and ...
Red state education officials eager for end of Department of Education
Republican states are embracing the idea of a future with no federal Department of Education, preparing plans for its ...
Teachers fear shuttering Department of Education will diminish vital programs
If the Department of Education is dismantled, as some Republican lawmakers are hoping to do, public school K-12 educators fear what programs could be impacted.
At Least 10 Student Loan And Federal Aid Programs Run By The Department Of Education May Be Cut
Republicans are looking to cut or eliminate nearly a dozen student loan and federal aid programs administered by the ...
What dismantling the Department of Education could mean for colleges, student loans and college access
Efforts by the Trump administration to dismantle the Education Department are underway. Here's what it could mean for ...
Linda McMahon faces confirmation hearing with fate of Education Department in limbo
Linda McMahon, President Trump's nominee to become secretary of education, appeared before senators on Thursday.
Cassidy questions McMahon on Trump plans to downsize Department of Education
La., questioned Linda McMahon about President Trump's plans to potentially downsize or eliminate the Department of Education.