Dem Lawmaker Sounds Alarm On DOGE ‘Actively Dismantling’ Education Department
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Dem Lawmaker Sounds Alarm On DOGE ‘Actively Dismantling’ Education Department

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — Rep. Melanie Stansbury on Tuesday sounded the alarm that Elon Musk and his surrogates are “actively dismantling” the U.S. Department of Education, as staffers with his Department of Government Efficiency are on-site at the agency’s headquarters in Washington, D.C., poring over federal contracts and programs. One person who works at a research company that contracts with the Institute of Education Sciences, the nonpartisan research arm of the Education Department, said their contracts were all canceled Monday night, “effective immediately.” Another grant recipient said their organization’s Supporting Effective Educator Development grant, or SEED grant, was canceled Monday night. I can tell you, we will absolutely be in the courts immediately as they’re dismantling the Department of Education.” “We expect that the Department of Education is going to potentially be dissolved in the coming days,” said Rep. Melanie Stansbury Bill Clark via Getty Images Stansbury has been particularly worried about what will happen to tribal education programs in Native American communities if Trump and Musk proceed with trying to eliminate the Department of Education. Stansbury said Trump’s executive order basically says the Bureau of Indian Education, which oversees federal education programs for roughly 46,000 Native American students at 183 schools across the country, should look at school choice ― a euphemism for policies that redirect students and funding towards private schools.

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GOP-led states push for control of school aid as Trump promises a smaller federal role in education
2 days, 1 hour ago

GOP-led states push for control of school aid as Trump promises a smaller federal role in education

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Governors in several Republican-led states are pressing the Trump administration to cut strings attached to their federal education money, a goal conservatives have long dreamed of that now appears within reach as President Donald Trump moves to dismantle the Education Department. “All states would like more flexibility and freedom,” said Jim Blew, a former Education Department official from …

Trump guts Department of Education: How it will hurt students, parents across America
6 days, 11 hours ago

Trump guts Department of Education: How it will hurt students, parents across America

Firstpost  

Donald Trump has signed an executive order aimed at ‘eliminating’ the Department of Education, fulfilling a campaign promise. Here’s why US President Donald Trump signs an executive order to shut down the Department of Education, during an event in the East Room at the White House in Washington, DC. Trump said the order would “begin eliminating the federal Department of …

Closing Education Department puts 'American competitiveness' at risk, expert warns
6 days, 16 hours ago

Closing Education Department puts 'American competitiveness' at risk, expert warns

NPR  

Closing Education Department puts 'American competitiveness' at risk, expert warns toggle caption Ben Curtis/AP President Trump's push to "return" education to the states may end up hurting state education agencies and student outcomes in the long run, warns a former Tennessee Commissioner of Education. Trump signed an executive order Thursday instructing U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon to take steps needed …

Why is Trump dismantling the Department of Education – and what’s next?
Trending News
6 days, 16 hours ago

Why is Trump dismantling the Department of Education – and what’s next?

Al Jazeera  

The process of gutting the department will require approval from Congress, which might be hard to secure. United States President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to dismantle the Department of Education in a bid to deliver on a campaign promise. The department distributes federal loans and aid for education, including the Pell Grant, which benefits low-income university students; …

Trump takes fresh stab at dismantling Department of Education with order signing at White House
6 days, 16 hours ago

Trump takes fresh stab at dismantling Department of Education with order signing at White House

China Daily  

A security guard walks past the US Department of Education headquarters in Washington, DC, US, March 12, 2025. WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump will sign an executive order on Thursday that seeks to dismantle the Department of Education and leave school policy in the hands of states, making good on a campaign promise that has energized conservatives and worried …

'Now they can discriminate': Top lawmaker on education panel sounds alarm over Trump order
6 days, 17 hours ago

'Now they can discriminate': Top lawmaker on education panel sounds alarm over Trump order

Raw Story  

The top Democrat on the House Education and Workforce Committee railed against MAGA efforts to dismantle the Department of Education, telling Raw Story on Thursday, "Now they can discriminate." The order aimed to significantly reduce the agency's scope and only retain "essential functions" such as managing student loans, enforcing civil rights legislation, and overseeing Pell grants. If you leave it …

Trump to order plan to shut down US Education Department
Top News
1 week ago

Trump to order plan to shut down US Education Department

Deccan Chronicle  

Washington: President Donald Trump plans to sign an executive order Thursday calling for the shutdown of the U.S. Education Department, according to a White House official, advancing a campaign promise to eliminate an agency that's been a longtime target of conservatives. A White House fact sheet said the order would direct Secretary Linda McMahon “to take all necessary steps to …

Trump signs executive order to begin dismantling Education Department, raising questions for students and parents
1 week ago

Trump signs executive order to begin dismantling Education Department, raising questions for students and parents

CNN  

CNN — President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order to begin dismantling the US Department of Education, seeking to fulfill decades of conservative ambition to get rid of the agency, but raising new questions for the country’s millions of public schools, student-loan holders and parents. Trump officials acknowledge they don’t have the necessary votes to dissolve the department …

Key points people need to understand about Trump’s Education Department closure
1 week ago

Key points people need to understand about Trump’s Education Department closure

LA Times  

An exterior view of the Department of Education building. Trump’s order as well as repeated public statements focus on what the president has referred to as his “dream” of “returning education to the states.” States already were in control of most aspects of education — and control has moved more toward states in recent years. “This is not just an …

Trump to sign executive order that purports to dismantle the Department of Education
1 week ago

Trump to sign executive order that purports to dismantle the Department of Education

Salon  

President Donald Trump will sign an executive order Thursday to purportedly dismantle the Department of Education after weeks of cutting its staff and funding. The pending order directs Secretary of Education Linda McMahon, a former WWE executive, to take "all necessary steps to facilitate the closure of the Department of Education and return education authority to the States," while also …

Trump orders a plan to dismantle the Education Department while keeping some core functions
1 week ago

Trump orders a plan to dismantle the Education Department while keeping some core functions

Associated Press  

▶ Follow live updates on President Donald Trump and his administration WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday calling for the dismantling of the U.S. Education Department, advancing a campaign promise to take apart an agency that’s been a longtime target of conservatives. It says the Education Department doesn’t have the staff to oversee its $1.6 trillion …

Trump to sign order Thursday to begin dismantling of Education Department
1 week, 1 day ago

Trump to sign order Thursday to begin dismantling of Education Department

CNN  

CNN — President Donald Trump is poised to sign an executive order on Thursday to start the process of dismantling the Department of Education, two administration officials told CNN, a move that will begin fulfilling a major campaign promise. “President Trump’s executive order to expand educational opportunities will empower parents, states, and communities to take control and improve outcomes for …

Trump signs order to dismantle the Education Department, advancing a campaign promise
1 week, 1 day ago

Trump signs order to dismantle the Education Department, advancing a campaign promise

LA Times  

Education Secretary Linda McMahon arrives before President Trump addresses a joint session of Congress at the Capitol in Washington on March 4. President Trump signed an executive order Thursday calling for the dismantling of the U.S. Education Department, advancing a campaign promise to take apart an agency that’s been a longtime target of conservatives. Trump said his administration will close …

Democratic-led states sue to block Trump administration layoffs at the Education Department
2 weeks ago

Democratic-led states sue to block Trump administration layoffs at the Education Department

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A coalition of Democratic-led states is challenging the Trump administration’s sweeping layoffs across the Education Department, saying it amounts to an illegal dismantling of an agency created by Congress. In a federal lawsuit filed Thursday in Massachusetts, 20 states and Washington, D.C., say the layoffs are so severe that the department “can no longer function, and cannot comply …

US education department fires 50% staff after Trump’s ‘put yourself out of job’ directive
2 weeks, 1 day ago

US education department fires 50% staff after Trump’s ‘put yourself out of job’ directive

Firstpost  

Employees at the agency, which manages student loans, monitors achievements among learners and enforces civil rights, were locked out of their offices on Tuesday An American flag and US Department of Education flag fly, in Washington. Reuters file Donald Trump’s Department of Education said Tuesday it was slashing its staff numbers by almost half, the opening gambit in a plan …

Trump administration halves staffing at Education Department
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2 weeks, 1 day ago

Trump administration halves staffing at Education Department

Raw Story  

Donald Trump's Department of Education said Tuesday it was slashing its staff numbers by almost half, the opening gambit in a plan to dismantle a department that right-wing Republicans have long detested. Education Secretary Linda McMahon told Fox News the decision to chop her staff -- just five days after she started work -- was a step toward fulfilling Trump's …

What parents, teachers and school choice groups think of Education Department cuts
2 weeks, 1 day ago

What parents, teachers and school choice groups think of Education Department cuts

NPR  

What parents, teachers and school choice groups think of Education Department cuts toggle caption Mark Schiefelbein/AP Reaction to massive job cuts at the U.S. Department of Education came swiftly, with teachers unions and some parents groups condemning the moves, while supporters of school choice cheered them. Randi Weingarten, the head of the American Federation of Teachers – one of the …

Trump guts the Education Department with massive layoffs; shock waves reach California
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Trump guts the Education Department with massive layoffs; shock waves reach California

LA Times  

Even before she was confirmed by the Senate, Secretary of Education Linda McMahon was under orders from the president to “put herself out of job” by dismantling the department, above in Washington, D.C. The Trump administration has begun dismantling the U.S. Department of Education by laying off about half of the agency’s employees, casting uncertainty over how — or whether …

US Education Department to halve staff as Trump pushes for elimination
2 weeks, 1 day ago

US Education Department to halve staff as Trump pushes for elimination

Al Jazeera  

US Secretary of Education Linda McMahon says administration will work with the US Congress to abolish department. “His directive to me clearly is to shut down the Department of Education, which we know we will have to work with Congress to get that accomplished.” McMahon said that the cuts took aim at “bureaucratic bloat” and that the department’s “outward facing …

California sues Trump administration for cutting teacher training over ‘illegal DEI’
2 weeks, 6 days ago

California sues Trump administration for cutting teacher training over ‘illegal DEI’

LA Times  

California joined seven Democrat-led states that sued the Trump administration Thursday, seeking to halt hundreds of millions of dollars in cuts to teacher training programs designed to increase instructors in direly needed STEM fields as well as educate students who have disabilities or are learning English. It’s a betrayal of students, teachers and our communities,” said A.Dee Williams, a Cal …

Trump sends mixed signals over the fate of the Department of Education
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Trump sends mixed signals over the fate of the Department of Education

Al Jazeera  

Democrats have denounced Trump’s proposal to close the department as placing added burdens on rural states and students in need. The drafts called upon Education Secretary Linda McMahon, a Trump appointee, to take “all necessary steps” to wind down the department to “the maximum extent appropriate and permitted by law”. At a news conference on Thursday, Senate Minority Leader Chuck …

Trump to order dismantling of Education Department: reports
Trending News
3 weeks ago

Trump to order dismantling of Education Department: reports

Hindustan Times  

President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order as soon as Thursday instructing his newly confirmed Education Secretary Linda McMahon to dismantle the department she now leads, US media has reported. The Wall Street Journal cited a draft of the executive order circulating Wednesday which directs McMahon to "take all necessary steps to facilitate the closure of the …

Education Department: Trump preparing to sign order to dismantle education agency
Trending News
3 weeks ago

Education Department: Trump preparing to sign order to dismantle education agency

CNN  

CNN — President Donald Trump could decide this week to take the first steps to eliminate the Department of Education, people familiar with the matter said, as he looks to dramatically shrink the size of the federal government. The draft order directs McMahon to “take all necessary steps to facilitate the closure of the Education Department” while operating to the …

Trump prepares order dismantling the Education Department
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Trump prepares order dismantling the Education Department

NPR  

Trump prepares order dismantling the Education Department toggle caption Jose Luis Magana/AP President Trump is expected to issue an executive action as early as Thursday calling on Education Secretary Linda McMahon to "take all necessary steps to facilitate the closure of the Department of Education," according to a draft of the action obtained by NPR. The draft action instructs McMahon …

Trump Nominee Supports Plan To Abolish the Education Department
1 month ago

Trump Nominee Supports Plan To Abolish the Education Department

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Linda McMahon, President Donald Trump’s pick to run the Department of Education, appears to be fully on board with destroying the agency she’s set to run. Elizabeth Warren and Andy Kim after McMahon’s confirmation hearing before the Senate education panel earlier this month, the nominee said she “wholeheartedly supports” Trump’s plan to abolish the department. “The Department …

Republicans' love/hate relationship with the Education Department
1 month ago

Republicans' love/hate relationship with the Education Department

NPR  

Republicans' love/hate relationship with the Education Department toggle caption Jon Cherry/Getty Images The fight over the U.S. Department of Education has begun, but the battle lines are a little blurry. At her recent confirmation hearing, McMahon said she would work to realize Trump's vision of unwinding the department and "return education to the states where it belongs." "In many cases, …

Trump’s Education Secretary Pick Blames D.C. ‘Bureaucrats’ For Indian Boarding Schools
1 month, 1 week ago

Trump’s Education Secretary Pick Blames D.C. ‘Bureaucrats’ For Indian Boarding Schools

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — Education Secretary nominee Linda McMahon told senators in a recent correspondence that the U.S. government’s dark, 150-year legacy of forcing tens of thousands of Native American children into white assimilation schools is “a key example” of why education should be locally controlled. The ethos behind these schools, as articulated by the founder of one of …

Trump administration gives schools deadline to end DEI programmes or risk losing federal money
1 month, 1 week ago

Trump administration gives schools deadline to end DEI programmes or risk losing federal money

Live Mint  

Washington, The Trump administration is giving America's schools and universities two weeks to eliminate diversity initiatives or risk losing federal money, raising the stakes in the president's fight against "wokeness" and sowing confusion as schools scramble to comply. "Schools have been operating on the pretext that selecting students for diversity or similar euphemisms is not selecting them based on race," …

Trump administration gives schools a deadline to end DEI programs or risk losing federal money
1 month, 1 week ago

Trump administration gives schools a deadline to end DEI programs or risk losing federal money

Associated Press  

▶ Follow live updates on President Donald Trump and his new administration. WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is giving America’s schools and universities two weeks to eliminate diversity initiatives or risk losing federal money, raising the stakes in the president’s fight against “ wokeness.” In a memo Friday, the Education Department gave an ultimatum to stop using “racial preferences” as …

Education Department letter threatens federal funding of any school that considers race in most aspects of student life
1 month, 1 week ago

Education Department letter threatens federal funding of any school that considers race in most aspects of student life

CNN  

CNN — The Department of Education sent a “Dear Colleague” letter Friday threatening the federal funding of any academic institution that considers race in most aspects of student life. “Federal law thus prohibits covered entities from using race in decisions pertaining to admissions, hiring, promotion, compensation, financial aid, scholarships, prizes, administrative support, discipline, housing, graduation ceremonies, and all other aspects …

Trump’s pick for education chief seeks approval to lead an agency she would be asked to tear down
Trending News
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Trump’s pick for education chief seeks approval to lead an agency she would be asked to tear down

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Linda McMahon faces an unusual test on Thursday as she seeks Senate approval to lead an agency the president wants her to destroy. Democrats have been gearing up to grill McMahon on her willingness to execute Trump’s plan, which opponents say would undermine public education. Trump hasn’t said whether he would preserve the core work of the agency, …

At McMahon's confirmation hearing, it was the Education Department on trial
Trending News
1 month, 2 weeks ago

At McMahon's confirmation hearing, it was the Education Department on trial

NPR  

At McMahon's confirmation hearing, it was the Education Department on trial toggle caption Win McNamee/Getty Images We're following the confirmation hearings for the incoming Trump administration. "We'd like to do this right," McMahon said, saying she would present Congress with a plan to dismantle the department "that I think our senators could get on board with." Multiple senators asked whether …

Trump’s pick for Education chief sketches a road map for dismantling the department
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Trump’s pick for Education chief sketches a road map for dismantling the department

LA Times  

Linda McMahon on Thursday sketched out how key functions of the Education Department could be carved up to achieve President Trump’s goal of dismantling the agency, vowing to “reorient” the department while continuing some of its largest programs. “We’d like to make sure that we are presenting a plan that I think our senators could get on board with, and …

Red-state leaders applaud end of Department of Education - even though it could cost them millions
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Red-state leaders applaud end of Department of Education - even though it could cost them millions

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Republican New Hampshire Department of Education Commissioner Frank Edelblut told The Hill that the …

DOGE cuts $900 million from agency that tracks American students' academic progress
1 month, 2 weeks ago

DOGE cuts $900 million from agency that tracks American students' academic progress

Deccan Chronicle  

A federal research agency that tracks the progress of America’s students is being hit with almost $900 million in cuts after Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency found no need for much of its work.It’s unclear to what degree the Education Department’s Institute of Education Sciences will continue to exist after Musk’s team slashed scores of contracts. Historically, achievement gaps …

Trump May Be Considering An Executive Order That Would Be ‘Giving Up On Our Future’
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Trump May Be Considering An Executive Order That Would Be ‘Giving Up On Our Future’

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING President Donald Trump is reportedly planning to sign an executive order that could start the process of dismantling the Department of Education — a move that would have devastating long-term effects on millions of children. The planned executive order would push Congress to draft legislation to close the department, according to multiple reports, as well as direct …

Elon Musk’s BIG statement after DOGE takes over Education Department in US: ‘No such department exists in federal…’
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Elon Musk’s BIG statement after DOGE takes over Education Department in US: ‘No such department exists in federal…’

Live Mint  

Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency has started taking control over the Department of Education. ‘No such education department exists’: Elon Musk Alejandro had recently shared a video from the office of Department of Education and claimed that officials are blocking members of Congress from entering the Department of Education. Elon Musk commented on Maxwel Alejandro Frost's post DOGE takeover …

U.S. education policy is at a crossroads. This congressional hearing shows why
1 month, 2 weeks ago

U.S. education policy is at a crossroads. This congressional hearing shows why

NPR  

U.S. education policy is at a crossroads. President Donald Trump and Republicans have also voiced a desire to use their congressional majorities to overhaul higher education and create a federal tax credit program that would help families nationwide pay for private schooling. On closing the U.S. Education Department "I'd like to first start with the elephant in the room," began …

In Trump’s quest to close the Education Department, Congress and his own agenda may get in the way
1 month, 3 weeks ago

In Trump’s quest to close the Education Department, Congress and his own agenda may get in the way

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is preparing to gut the U.S. Education Department to the full extent of his power, directing his administration to slash spending while pressuring employees to quit. Trump campaigned on a pledge to close the department, saying it has been infiltrated by “radicals, zealots and Marxists.” In the nearly five decades since the agency was created, …

Trump can't end the Department of Education without Congress but what programs can he curtail?
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Trump can't end the Department of Education without Congress but what programs can he curtail?

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy President Donald Trump and his administration are reportedly considering issuing …

US education department Musk-led Doge's next target? Trump mulls new order: Report
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

US education department Musk-led Doge's next target? Trump mulls new order: Report

Firstpost  

US President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk are working on plans to eliminate the education department, one of the key promises the GOP leader made during his campaign trail last year. AFP The Donald Trump administration is reportedly mulling to shut down the US education department, in line with billionaire Elon Musk’s efforts to rein in federal spending. The …

White House confirms U.S. Department of Education upheaval plans
1 month, 3 weeks ago

White House confirms U.S. Department of Education upheaval plans

NPR  

White House confirms U.S. Department of Education upheaval plans The Trump administration is preparing to issue an executive action in the coming weeks that would attempt to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education. And I have heard from both the Education Department and the White House in the last 24 hours, and they confirmed that these moves are about rooting …

Trump poised to diminish the education department; fate of financial aid, equity grants uncertain
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Trump poised to diminish the education department; fate of financial aid, equity grants uncertain

LA Times  

President Trump signaled his plans Tuesday to diminish the U.S. Department of Education, saying that he has told Secretary-Designate Linda McMahon that he wants her to “put herself out of a job” and that he would work with Congress and teachers unions to achieve his goal of turning education over to the states. The prospect of dismantling the Department of …

Dozens of Education Department workers are put on leave over Trump’s anti-DEI order
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Dozens of Education Department workers are put on leave over Trump’s anti-DEI order

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Dozens of employees at the U.S. Education Department were put on paid administrative leave in response to President Donald Trump’s order banning diversity, equity and inclusion programs in the federal government, according to a labor union that represents hundreds of workers in the agency. At least 55 Education Department workers received an email Friday saying they were being …

Trump looks to repurpose federal money to expand school choice programs
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Trump looks to repurpose federal money to expand school choice programs

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Private school vouchers and other school choice initiatives would expand under an order coming from President Donald Trump telling government agencies to repurpose federal dollars. The Education Department is being told to use discretionary money to prioritize school choice programs and give states new guidance on how they can use federal money to support K-12 voucher programs. The …

Trump looks to repurpose federal money to expand school choice programs
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Trump looks to repurpose federal money to expand school choice programs

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Private school vouchers and other …

'Can’t just disappear': Experts consider key Trump promise almost impossible to achieve
4 months ago

'Can’t just disappear': Experts consider key Trump promise almost impossible to achieve

Raw Story  

WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump’s pledge to get rid of the U.S. Department of Education will be far easier said than done. In a statement, the South Dakota Republican said “the federal Department of Education has never educated a single student, and it’s long past time to end this bureaucratic Department that causes more harm than good.” The Heritage Foundation’s …

US universities brace for education policies overhaul under Trump
4 months ago

US universities brace for education policies overhaul under Trump

Al Jazeera  

School initiatives focusing on diversity, equity, and inclusion are likely to be first on the chopping block. Overhauling liberal education Among the proposals Trump or his backers have floated are the shuttering of all diversity and equity offices across the federal government and the removal of chief diversity officers, the targeting of other offices that have traditionally served underrepresented groups, …

What the next Trump presidency could mean for US education
4 months, 1 week ago

What the next Trump presidency could mean for US education

CNN  

Washington CNN — President-elect Donald Trump has laid out some big changes for education in the US. Much of his platform focuses on rolling back the federal government’s role in schools and giving states and parents more of a say in what children learn, with the goal of rooting out any “left-wing indoctrination.” Trump’s campaign also hammered Democrats over transgender …

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