Trump May Be Considering An Executive Order That Would Be ‘Giving Up On Our Future’
1 month, 1 week 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 the secretary of education to make a plan to shut it down. “Schools would have to move funds around and cut programs — maybe it would be band or science club or the football program.” Significantly eroding the department would also mean dealing a blow to civil rights protections by removing an avenue for students and families to challenge school districts that violate their rights. Any move to revoke equal access to education will likely trigger an avalanche of lawsuits, as Trump’s order to freeze federal funding and his proposal to end birthright citizenship already have.

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Trump to rehouse student loans, other programs amid push to close Education Department
1 hour, 18 minutes ago

Trump to rehouse student loans, other programs amid push to close Education Department

Raw Story  

by Shauneen Miranda, Daily Montanan March 21, 2025 WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Friday that the U.S. Small Business Administration would handle the student loan portfolio for the slated-for-elimination Education Department, and that the Department of Health and Human Services would handle special education services and nutrition programs. In his executive order, Trump said the federal student aid program …

Trump has ordered the dismantling of the US Education Department. Here’s what that means
5 hours, 46 minutes ago

Trump has ordered the dismantling of the US Education Department. Here’s what that means

Associated Press  

President Donald Trump’s order calling for the dismantling of the U.S. Education Department has complex implications. As Trump remakes the federal government, he has assailed the department as wasteful and responsible for spreading “woke” ideas such as programs to support diversity, equity and inclusion and protections for transgender students. The biggest question is how the states will distribute the federal …

Trump sketches the start of a roadmap for winding down the Education Department
7 hours, 6 minutes ago

Trump sketches the start of a roadmap for winding down the Education Department

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Friday began sketching a roadmap for dismantling the Education Department, with other agencies taking over responsibility for federal student loans and programs serving students with disabilities. The functions to be reassigned include the distribution of federal money to support low-income students and students with disabilities, the department’s management of student financial aid, civil rights …

Trump’s call to dismantle Education Department shows Republican rightward lurch and his grip on GOP
23 hours, 8 minutes ago

Trump’s call to dismantle Education Department shows Republican rightward lurch and his grip on GOP

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A little more than 23 years ago, Republican President George W. Bush sat at a desk at a high school in Hamilton, Ohio, and signed a law that would vastly expand the role of the Education Department and transform American schooling. Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, who as a young lawmaker voted for the 1979 bill to create …

Donald Trump signs executive order to ‘eliminate’ Department of Education
23 hours, 34 minutes ago

Donald Trump signs executive order to ‘eliminate’ Department of Education

Al Jazeera  

The executive order begins the process of dismantling the department, a process which requires congressional approval. “I will sign an executive order to begin eliminating the Federal Department of Education once and for all,” Trump said in remarks before the signing ceremony. The order called for Secretary of Education Linda McMahon, a longtime Trump ally, to “take all necessary steps” …

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

US President Donald Trump to order plan to shut down US Education Department
Top News
1 day, 17 hours ago

US President Donald Trump to order plan to shut down US Education Department

Hindustan Times  

President Donald Trump plans to sign an executive order Thursday calling for the shutdown of the US Education Department, according to a White House official, advancing a campaign promise to eliminate an agency that's been a longtime target of conservatives. President Donald Trump is planning to sign an executive order on Thursday calling for the shutdown of the US Education …

Donald Trump to sign order abolishing federal education department, says White House
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1 day, 21 hours ago

Donald Trump to sign order abolishing federal education department, says White House

Hindustan Times  

US President Donald Trump will sign a long-awaited order on Thursday to abolish the federal Department of Education, news agency Reuters reported, citing a White House summary. Why Trump wants to shutdown Department of Education The Trump administration argues, citing standardised test scores, that federal government control of education has failed students, parents and teachers. Taking an ideological tone, the …

Trump to order plan to shut down US Education Department
Top News
1 day, 21 hours 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 …

'Speedrun into autocracy': Experts slam Trump’s latest 'illegal' order
1 day, 22 hours ago

'Speedrun into autocracy': Experts slam Trump’s latest 'illegal' order

Raw Story  

On Thursday, President Donald Trump is expected to sign a new executive order intended to shutter the Department of Education. NBC News reported Wednesday that Trump's order would instruct Education Secretary Linda McMahon — a former professional wrestling magnate — to "take all necessary steps to facilitate the closure the Department of Education and return education authority to the States, …

Trump set to sign executive order to shut down US Education Department, here's why
1 day, 23 hours ago

Trump set to sign executive order to shut down US Education Department, here's why

India TV News  

Trump set to sign executive order to shut down US Education Department, here's why Trump has termed the Department of Education as wasteful and polluted by liberal ideology. President Donald Trump is mulling to sign an executive order on Thursday aimed at initiating the shutdown of the US Department of Education, a move that aligns with his longstanding campaign pledge …

Trump signs executive order to begin dismantling Education Department, raising questions for students and parents
1 day, 23 hours 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 poised to sign order axing major department on Thursday: report
1 day, 23 hours ago

Trump poised to sign order axing major department on Thursday: report

Raw Story  

President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order directing his education secretary to follow through on his campaign promise and abolish the Department of Education, according to a report. Trump is set to sign the order Thursday, senior Trump administration officials told USA Today. The order will direct Linda McMahon, his pick to oversee the department, to take …

Trump orders a plan to dismantle the Education Department while keeping some core functions
2 days 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 aiming to close the Education Department
2 days, 23 hours 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 …

Trump to sign order Thursday to begin dismantling of Education Department
2 days, 23 hours 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 …

Democratic-led states sue to block Trump administration layoffs at the Education Department
1 week, 1 day 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 to halve staff as Trump pushes for elimination
1 week, 2 days 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 …

Trump expected to fire 'nearly half' of Education Department staff at end of day: report
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1 week, 3 days ago

Trump expected to fire 'nearly half' of Education Department staff at end of day: report

Raw Story  

President Donald Trump is expected to dismiss a massive number of employees at the Department of Education at the end of day on Tuesday. "Per person familiar, 'reduction in force' notices for the Education Department are expected to go out today at 6pm," reported Semafor's Shelby Talcott. Earlier in the day, another order went out stating that all Education Department …

An office known for enforcing special education is now focused on Trump’s political priorities
1 week, 4 days ago

An office known for enforcing special education is now focused on Trump’s political priorities

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights is known best for enforcing the right to disability services across America’s schools. A memo Friday from the civil rights office’s chief announced antisemitism cases are now the top priority, taking aim at colleges where pro-Palestinian protests brought accusations of anti-Jewish bias. During Trump’s first month in office, the Office for …

Trump order denies student loan relief to nonprofit workers engaged in ‘improper’ activity
1 week, 6 days ago

Trump order denies student loan relief to nonprofit workers engaged in ‘improper’ activity

LA Times  

President Trump leaves the chamber after addressing a joint session of Congress at the Capitol in Washington on Thursday. President Trump is ordering changes to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program that would disqualify workers of nonprofit groups deemed to have engaged in “improper” activities. The forgiveness program has been the subject of a political tug of war since Trump’s …

Trump to order dismantling of Education Department: reports
Trending News
2 weeks, 1 day 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
2 weeks, 1 day 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
Trending News
2 weeks, 1 day 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
2 weeks, 2 days 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 …

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

Republicans' love/hate relationship with the Education Department
3 weeks, 4 days 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, …

Judge largely blocks Trump’s executive orders ending federal support for DEI programs
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Judge largely blocks Trump’s executive orders ending federal support for DEI programs

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Friday largely blocked sweeping executive orders from President Donald Trump that seek to end government support for programs promoting diversity, equity and inclusion. The plaintiffs — including the city of Baltimore and higher education groups — sued the Trump administration earlier this month, arguing the executive orders are unconstitutional and a blatant overreach of …

Judge largely blocks Trump’s executive orders ending federal support for DEI programs
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Judge largely blocks Trump’s executive orders ending federal support for DEI programs

LA Times  

President Trump signed an order his first day in office directing federal agencies to terminate all “equity-related” grants or contracts. A federal judge on Friday largely blocked sweeping executive orders from President Trump that seek to end government support for programs promoting diversity, equity and inclusion. Trump signed an order his first day in office directing federal agencies to terminate …

Judge largely blocks Trump's executive orders ending federal support for DEI programs
Trending News
1 month ago

Judge largely blocks Trump's executive orders ending federal support for DEI programs

NPR  

Judge largely blocks Trump's executive orders ending federal support for DEI programs toggle caption Ben Curtis/AP WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Friday largely blocked sweeping executive orders from President Donald Trump that seek to end government support for programs promoting diversity, equity and inclusion. The plaintiffs — including the city of Baltimore and higher education groups — sued the …

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

Trump calls US education department a 'con job', wants to shut it down immediately
1 month, 1 week 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 …

Red-state leaders applaud end of Department of Education - even though it could cost them millions
1 month, 1 week 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, 1 week 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 …

Trump administration targets Education Department research arm in latest cuts
1 month, 1 week ago

Trump administration targets Education Department research arm in latest cuts

NPR  

Trump administration targets Education Department research arm in latest cuts toggle caption Alex Wong/Getty Images An independent research arm within the U.S. Department of Education is being all but shut down, employees of the department say. The employees said they learned of the cuts at an emergency meeting called Monday afternoon by leaders of IES, a nonpartisan division of the …

In Trump’s quest to close the Education Department, Congress and his own agenda may get in the way
1 month, 2 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, 2 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 …

Trump poised to diminish the education department; fate of financial aid, equity grants uncertain
1 month, 2 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 …

White House confirms U.S. Department of Education upheaval plans
1 month, 2 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's MAGA takeover of education may backfire with parents
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Trump's MAGA takeover of education may backfire with parents

Salon  

Donald Trump tends to deflect attention from his witlessness by talking a lot, spewing a continual stream of hot air signifying nothing but narcissism and hate. Trump, after all, infamously repeated during his campaign the lie that "they’re allowed to take your child when he goes to school and turn him into a male — to a female — without …

Trump is weighing big cuts to the U.S. Education Department
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Trump is weighing big cuts to the U.S. Education Department

NPR  

Trump is weighing big cuts to the U.S. Education Department toggle caption Robert Knopes/Education Times via Getty Images The Trump administration is exploring dramatic cuts to programs and staff at the U.S. Department of Education, including executive action shuttering department programs that are not protected by law and calling on Congress to close the department entirely. This looming executive action …

Trump’s executive orders on trans kids: The president is trying to make it illegal to help trans children.
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Trump’s executive orders on trans kids: The president is trying to make it illegal to help trans children.

Slate  

This week, Donald Trump signed a slew of executive orders designed to make it difficult for transgender people to participate in public life with safety and dignity. Two of them make good on the president’s promise to prioritize the targeting of transgender children, and together they attempt to dissolve the support structures that help trans kids thrive. This could include …

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 Signs Sweeping Executive Order Targeting ‘Gender Ideology’ In Schools
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Trump Signs Sweeping Executive Order Targeting ‘Gender Ideology’ In Schools

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING President Donald Trump signed a broad executive order to prohibit schools that receive federal funding from providing what the administration describes as “gender ideology and discriminatory equity ideology” in the classroom. The executive order on “Ending Radical Indoctrination in K-12 Schooling,” which Trump signed Wednesday, also directs the incoming attorney general to work alongside state attorneys general …

Trump’s orders take aim at critical race theory and antisemitism on college campuses
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Trump’s orders take aim at critical race theory and antisemitism on college campuses

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is ordering U.S. schools to stop teaching what he views as “critical race theory” and other material dealing with race and sexuality or risk losing their federal money. His order on K-12 schools declares that federal money cannot be used on the “indoctrination” of children, including “radical gender ideology and critical race theory.” It says …

Donald Trump set to sign executive orders to combat antisemitism, cancel student visas of pro-Palestinian protesters
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Donald Trump set to sign executive orders to combat antisemitism, cancel student visas of pro-Palestinian protesters

Live Mint  

US President Donald Trump is set to sign fresh barrage of executive orders in the coming days as he works to ‘reshape’ the Department of Education. Deportation of students According to a fact-sheet on the order that was shared by Reuters, the Justice Department will take “immediate action” to prosecute "terroristic threats, arson, vandalism and violence against American Jews" and …

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 …

Trump’s orders take aim at ‘critical race theory’ and antisemitism on college campuses
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Trump’s orders take aim at ‘critical race theory’ and antisemitism on college campuses

LA Times  

President Trump speaks in the East Room of the White House on Wednesday. President Trump is ordering U.S. schools to stop teaching what he views as “critical race theory” and other material dealing with race and sexuality or risk losing their federal money. His order on K-12 schools declares that federal money cannot be used on the “indoctrination” of children, …

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