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 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 order says traditional public schools have failed students and that the new administration will reverse course “by opening up opportunities for students to attend the school that best fits their needs.” Other agencies, including the departments of Defense and Health and Human Services and the Bureau of Indian Education, would be directed to help states and families find ways to use existing federal money for school choice programs. He promised to create “massive funding preferences” for states that adopt universal school choice — a policy that lets almost all families use taxpayer-funded education money to attend private schools, homeschooling or other options beyond local public 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, 4 hours 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 delivers on a generational conservative goal, but it could be risky for Republicans as well as students
6 days, 18 hours ago

Trump delivers on a generational conservative goal, but it could be risky for Republicans as well as students

CNN  

CNN — President Donald Trump is claiming generational wins for the Republican Party on the cultural and ideological battlefield of education – which MAGA supporters see as a hostile bastion of liberal power ripe for disruption. Department of Education, we’re going to eliminate it,” Trump said, aware that he’s unlikely to get Congress to vote to abolish the agency – …

Why is Trump dismantling the Department of Education – and what’s next?
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6 days, 18 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, 18 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 …

Leavitt: Trump 'is saving America's children' by dismantling the Dept. of Education
1 week ago

Leavitt: Trump 'is saving America's children' by dismantling the Dept. of Education

Raw Story  

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt insisted that President Donald Trump was "saving America's children" by dismantling the department responsible for their education at a federal level. During a Thursday interview on Fox News, host Harris Faulkner claimed that Democrats were "more upset with the president" than they were poor test scores. "President Trump is not failing America's children," Leavitt …

Trump to order plan to shut down US Education Department
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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 …

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 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 …

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 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 …

Trump to sign order aiming to close the Education Department
1 week, 1 day ago

Trump to sign order aiming to close the Education Department

NPR  

Trump to sign order aiming to close the Education Department toggle caption Bryan Dozier/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images President Trump is expected to sign a long-expected executive action Thursday calling on U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon "to take all necessary steps to facilitate the closure the Department of Education and return education authority to the States," according to a …

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 …

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
3 weeks ago

Trump to order dismantling of Education Department: reports

The Hindu  

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, U.S. media has reported. The Wall Street Journal cited a draft of the executive order circulating Wednesday, which directs Ms. McMahon to "take all necessary steps to facilitate the closure of …

Trump to order dismantling of Education Department: reports
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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 …

'Failed our children': Draft of new Trump order abolishes Education Department
3 weeks ago

'Failed our children': Draft of new Trump order abolishes Education Department

Raw Story  

A draft of a new executive that could be signed as early as Thursday aims to abolish the Department of Education, according to a report. The Wall Street Journal, which reviewed the document, wrote Wednesday night Education Secretary Linda McMahon is instructed in the order to “take all necessary steps to facilitate the closure of the Education Department” based on …

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

U.S. Senate confirms Linda McMahon to lead Education Department as Donald Trump pushes to shut it down
3 weeks, 2 days ago

U.S. Senate confirms Linda McMahon to lead Education Department as Donald Trump pushes to shut it down

The Hindu  

The U.S. Senate has voted to confirm former wrestling executive Linda McMahon as the nation's education chief, a role that places her atop a department that President Donald Trump has vilified and vowed to dismantle. Ms. McMahon will face the competing tasks of winding down the Education Department while also escalating efforts to achieve Trump's agenda. Ms. McMahon's supporters see …

US Senate confirms Linda McMahon to lead Education Department as Trump pushes to shut it down
3 weeks, 2 days ago

US Senate confirms Linda McMahon to lead Education Department as Trump pushes to shut it down

New Indian Express  

WASHINGTON: The US Senate voted on Monday to confirm former wrestling executive Linda McMahon as the nation's education chief, a role that places her atop a department that President Donald Trump has vilified and vowed to dismantle. McMahon will face the competing tasks of winding down the Education Department while also escalating efforts to achieve Trump's agenda. McMahon's supporters see …

Senate Confirms Education Secretary Who’s Out To Destroy Public Schools
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Senate Confirms Education Secretary Who’s Out To Destroy Public Schools

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING The U.S. Senate on Monday voted to confirm Linda McMahon as the next secretary of education, even though she has expressed support for President Donald Trump’s goal of abolishing the Education Department. And during his first few days in office, Trump signed a flurry of executive orders aimed at public schools, including one that threatened to pull …

Senate confirms McMahon to lead Education Department as Trump pushes to shut it down
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Senate confirms McMahon to lead Education Department as Trump pushes to shut it down

Associated Press  

▶ Follow live updates on President Donald Trump and his new administration. WASHINGTON — The Senate voted Monday to confirm former wrestling executive Linda McMahon as the nation’s education chief, a role that places her atop a department that President Donald Trump has vilified and vowed to dismantle. McMahon will face the competing tasks of winding down the Education Department …

Linda McMahon has been confirmed as Trump's secretary of education
Trending News
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Linda McMahon has been confirmed as Trump's secretary of education

NPR  

Linda McMahon has been confirmed as Trump's secretary of education toggle caption Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images On Monday, the Republican-led Senate voted to confirm Linda McMahon as the new secretary of the U.S. Department of Education. In a statement announcing her nomination, Trump said, as secretary of education, McMahon will "empower the next Generation of American Students and Workers, …

Senate confirms Linda McMahon as Education secretary amid Trump vow to close department
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Senate confirms Linda McMahon as Education secretary amid Trump vow to close department

CNN  

CNN — Linda McMahon, a major Republican donor and a former pro-wrestling executive, was confirmed Monday to serve as President Donald Trump’s secretary of the Department of Education. Trump has made eliminating the department a top goal of his administration and has said he hopes McMahon will “put herself out of a job” by spearheading the department’s reduction or elimination. …

Senate confirms Linda McMahon as Education secretary amid Trump vow to close department
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Senate confirms Linda McMahon as Education secretary amid Trump vow to close department

CNN  

CNN — Linda McMahon, a major Republican donor and a former pro-wrestling executive, was confirmed Monday to serve as President Donald Trump’s secretary of the Department of Education. Trump has made eliminating the department a top goal of his administration and has said he hopes McMahon will “put herself out of a job” by spearheading the department’s reduction or elimination. …

Senate confirms Linda McMahon to lead Education Department as Trump pushes to shut it down
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Senate confirms Linda McMahon to lead Education Department as Trump pushes to shut it down

LA Times  

Linda McMahon, President Donald Trump’s nominee for secretary of Education, speaks before the Health, Education, and Labor Committee on her nomination on Feb. 13 in Washington, D.C. The Senate voted Monday to confirm former wrestling executive Linda McMahon as the nation’s education chief, a role that places her atop a department that President Trump has vilified and vowed to dismantle. …

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 …

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," …

At Linda McMahon’s confirmation hearing, the right questions got asked—but not answered.
1 month, 1 week ago

At Linda McMahon’s confirmation hearing, the right questions got asked—but not answered.

Slate  

Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. McMahon is a prominent defender of “parental rights,” including school choice, and she has advocated for publicly funded vouchers that students can use for education outside the public school system. McMahon: Well I think that there are also some …

Linda McMahon, Trump's pick for education chief, to face Senate hearing
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Linda McMahon, Trump's pick for education chief, to face Senate hearing

Hindustan Times  

President Donald Trump's choice to run the Department of Education, Linda McMahon, faces a U.S. Senate confirmation hearing on Thursday where Democrats are likely to grill her on the president's plans to shut the department outright. Despite calling for the department's closure, Trump and his fellow Republicans have also pushed for the federal government to scrutinize school districts' sports programs …

Linda McMahon’s confirmation hearing: What we’re watching for.
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Linda McMahon’s confirmation hearing: What we’re watching for.

Slate  

Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. “Expanding Educational Freedom and Opportunity for Families” focuses on school choice, while “Ending Radical Indoctrination in K–12 Schooling” covers conservatives’ culture wars around race and gender. On the one hand, these two executive orders tell the secretary of education …

White House plans to dismantle Education Department; sparking debate
1 month, 2 weeks ago

White House plans to dismantle Education Department; sparking debate

The Hindu  

Linda McMahon, Trump’s pick for education secretary faces an unusual test on Thursday as she seeks Senate approval to lead an agency the president wants her to destroy. At a White House news conference last week, Mr. Trump said he wanted McMahon “to put herself out of a job.” Mr. Trump has yet to sign an order on the department’s …

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

Trump calls US education department a 'con job', wants to shut it down immediately
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Trump calls US education department a 'con job', wants to shut it down immediately

India Today  

The 47th US President, Donald Trump, has dropped another bomb on the existing structure of the United States Federal system, stating that he would like to close the US Department of Education immediately. While answering the reporter's questions, he said, "I would like to close the Department of Education immediately. In his statement last week, he said that he would …

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 …

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 …

What Trump Hasn't Done Yet: Key Policies That Could Be Next
1 month, 2 weeks ago

What Trump Hasn't Done Yet: Key Policies That Could Be Next

Deccan Chronicle  

Donald Trump's second administration has put forth an avalanche of policy changes and political pronouncements that have jolted Washington and the world. Tighter Abortion Restrictions Trump’s administration is considering new restrictions on abortion pills, including revoking FDA approval for medication abortion drugs. Education Reforms: School Choice & Teacher Tenure Despite advocating for states’ control over education, Trump has pledged “universal …

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 …

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 …

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 …

California officials clap back at Trump's move to control school curriculum
1 month, 3 weeks ago

California officials clap back at Trump's move to control school curriculum

Raw Story  

Officials at the California Department of Education are standing defiant in response to the threat President Donald Trump may try to strongarm states into changing school curricula. It's part of a broader package of policies Trump directed on education, that also includes instructing the federal government to find ways to support school voucher programs and divert money to private or …

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 and private school vouchers
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Trump looks to repurpose federal money to expand school choice programs and private school vouchers

LA Times  

Private school vouchers and other school choice initiatives would expand under an order coming from President 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 order says traditional …

Trump orders Education, Labor and other departments to enhance school choice
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Trump orders Education, Labor and other departments to enhance school choice

NPR  

Trump orders Education, Labor and other departments to enhance school choice toggle caption Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images President Donald Trump today directed several government agencies to develop plans for redirecting federal funds in an effort to expand school choice. Trump ordered the Education Secretary, within 60 days, to issue guidance to states on how they can use federal funds …

Ohio GOP backtracks on cutting public school funding
2 months ago

Ohio GOP backtracks on cutting public school funding

Raw Story  

Ohio Republican leadership has backtracked on their steadfast effort to cut funding for public education. “I think the current system, especially if we did the third part of what some people are calling the plan, is really unsustainable.” He called the continuation of the current funding plan a “fantasy.” A change on the horizon Cleveland Heights-University Heights City School District …

Warning signs for GOP as red-state voters reject MAGA school agenda: WSJ
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Warning signs for GOP as red-state voters reject MAGA school agenda: WSJ

Raw Story  

Donald Trump has fully embraced the school voucher agenda in his platform, of defunding public schools to divert public money to private institutions with less oversight — but in many red states, his voters aren't on board, the Wall Street Journal reported. School voucher schemes, said Indiana University education policy professor Christopher Lubienski, “are popular with politicians. Timmy Truett, a …

Republicans’ big idea for remaking public education hits voter resistance
4 months ago

Republicans’ big idea for remaking public education hits voter resistance

Politico  

“It came in over budget because so many families decided to avail themselves of this,” Tim Moore, North Carolina’s House speaker and a representative-elect, said of the state’s growing initiative. | Andrew Harnik/Getty Images The American Federation for Children, a school choice organization founded by former Education Secretary Betsy DeVos that spends heavily in state legislative races, said it spent …

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