What it would mean to eliminate the Education Department
1 month ago

What it would mean to eliminate the Education Department

NPR  

What it would mean to eliminate the Education Department President Trump says he wants to eliminate the Department of Education. John King ran the department during Barack Obama's second term, and Margaret Spellings was education secretary in the George W. Bush administration. DETROW: You know, there's a lot we don't know yet, but the thing that the Trump people are talking about is they want to keep a lot of that critical funding but perhaps get rid of the department itself or massively cut down the department or shift these funding programs to some other department. I guess things - that makes me want to ask questions like, does that mean, then, that local school districts and universities and colleges are going to have to interface with a multitude of agencies, whether it's HHS or the Homeland Security or the Department of Justice or the Department of the Treasury? DETROW: That's two former education secretaries, Margaret Spellings and John King.

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Trump has ordered the dismantling of the US Education Department. Here’s what that means
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1 day, 6 hours 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’s call to dismantle Education Department shows Republican rightward lurch and his grip on GOP
1 day, 23 hours 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
2 days 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” …

Why is Trump dismantling the Department of Education – and what’s next?
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2 days 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; …

US President Donald Trump signs order to largely dismantle education department; entire teams eliminated
2 days, 2 hours ago

US President Donald Trump signs order to largely dismantle education department; entire teams eliminated

Live Mint  

President Donald Trump signed an executive order to largely dismantle the Education Department — an organization created by Congress and tasked with sweeping responsibilities that involve billions in funds that impact millions of American students. “They’re going to be preserved in full and redistributed to various other agencies and departments that will take very good care of them,” Trump said, …

US President Donald Trump to order plan to shut down US Education Department
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2 days, 18 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 …

Trump to order plan to shut down US Education Department
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2 days, 22 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 …

Trump signs executive order to begin dismantling Education Department, raising questions for students and parents
3 days 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 orders a plan to dismantle the Education Department while keeping some core functions
3 days, 1 hour 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
4 days 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 Administration Slashes Education Department Staff As A Part Of Restructuring Effort
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1 week, 3 days ago

Trump Administration Slashes Education Department Staff As A Part Of Restructuring Effort

ABP News  

As US President Donald Trump works to reshape the federal government, the US Department of Education announced on Tuesday that it would be laying off nearly half of its employees. "As part of the Department of Education's final mission, the Department today initiated a reduction in force impacting nearly 50 per cent of the Department's workforce," Education Secretary Linda McMahon, …

US education department fires 50% staff after Trump’s ‘put yourself out of job’ directive
1 week, 3 days 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 …

The Education Department was created to ensure equal access. Who would do that in its absence?
1 week, 3 days ago

The Education Department was created to ensure equal access. Who would do that in its absence?

Associated Press  

As the Trump administration moves to dismantle the Education Department, officials have suggested other agencies could take over its major responsibilities: civil rights enforcement to the Justice Department, perhaps; student loans to Treasury or Commerce; oversight of student disability rights to Health and Human Services. “Gutting the agency that is charged to ensure equal access to education for every child …

Trump administration halves staffing at Education Department
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1 week, 3 days 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 …

Trump is dismantling the Education Department. Here’s what it does
1 week, 4 days ago

Trump is dismantling the Education Department. Here’s what it does

LA Times  

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and fellow senators, from left, Sen. Bernie Sanders, Sen. Gary Peters and Sen. Patty Murray criticize President Trump for his plan to shut down the Education Department, during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington on Thursday. President Trump has said he wants his new education chief, Linda McMahon, to “put herself out of …

US Education Department to halve staff as Trump pushes for elimination
1 week, 4 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 …

Donald Trump administration to halve staff at Education Department in a gambit to shut it
1 week, 4 days ago

Donald Trump administration to halve staff at Education Department in a gambit to shut it

Live Mint  

As President Donald Trump continues to make efforts to reshape the federal government, the US Department of Education on Tuesday said it was firing almost half of its employees. “As part of the Department of Education's final mission, the Department today initiated a reduction in force impacting nearly 50% of the Department's workforce,” news agency AFP reported, quoting Education Secretary …

Trump expected to fire 'nearly half' of Education Department staff at end of day: report
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1 week, 4 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 …

"The first step": Department of Education to lay off half of workforce, McMahon promises "shutdown"
1 week, 5 days ago

"The first step": Department of Education to lay off half of workforce, McMahon promises "shutdown"

Salon  

The Department of Education announced that it was laying off half of its workforce on Tuesday, a move that Secretary of Education Linda McMahon called "the first step" toward completely dismantling the department. McMahon agreed with host Laura Ingraham that the layoffs were an opening salvo in the Trump administration's attempts to shutter the department and called the soon-to-be jobless …

Trump sends mixed signals over the fate of the Department of Education
2 weeks, 2 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 wants to dismantle the Education Department. Here’s what it does
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Trump wants to dismantle the Education Department. Here’s what it does

Associated Press  

▶ Follow live updates on President Donald Trump and his new administration. WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has said he wants his new education chief, Linda McMahon, to “put herself out of a job” and close the Education Department. In his campaign platform, Trump said he would pursue civil rights cases to “stop schools from discriminating on the basis of …

Trump to order dismantling of Education Department: reports
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2 weeks, 2 days 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
2 weeks, 3 days 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, 4 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 Linda McMahon as Education secretary amid Trump vow to close department
2 weeks, 6 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
2 weeks, 6 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. …

Trump Nominee Supports Plan To Abolish the Education Department
3 weeks, 5 days 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
3 weeks, 6 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, …

How Linda McMahon plans to reshape the US education department
1 month, 1 week ago

How Linda McMahon plans to reshape the US education department

India Today  

WASHINGTON: Linda McMahon on Thursday sketched out how key functions of the education department could be carved up to achieve President Donald Trump’s goal of dismantling the agency, vowing to “reorient” the department while continuing some of its largest programs. She said the Trump administration wants to “do this right” and she believes it would take an act of Congress …

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 …

Trump’s pick for Education chief sketches a road map for dismantling the department
1 month, 1 week 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, 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 …

US to defund education department as Elon Musk pushes to curb ‘wasteful’ spending
1 month, 2 weeks ago

US to defund education department as Elon Musk pushes to curb ‘wasteful’ spending

Live Mint  

United States President Donald Trump's newly formed administration will be taking steps to defund the education department as Elon Musk, trusted with reducing the size of the federal government, pushes for initiatives to end “wasteful” spending. This effort is part of a broader campaign spearheaded by Elon Musk and his supporters to reduce the size of the U.S. government workforce …

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 …

A guide to what the U.S. Education Department does (and doesn't) do
1 month, 2 weeks ago

A guide to what the U.S. Education Department does (and doesn't) do

NPR  

A guide to what the U.S. Education Department does do toggle caption LA Johnson/NPR Over and over, President Donald Trump and his colleagues have pointed to the U.S. Education Department as a poster child for government overreach. Managing college financial aid and federal student loans The Education Department is not only responsible for managing the federal student loan portfolio, which …

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 …

How the Department of Education ended up on the chopping block
3 months ago

How the Department of Education ended up on the chopping block

Politico  

How the Department of Education ended up on the chopping block Donald Trump speaks at a press conference with Linda McMahon in 2019 at Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida. | Nicholas Kamm/AFP via Getty Images BACK TO THE STATES — President-elect Donald Trump insists that he wants to eliminate the Department of Education “very early” in his administration. …

Don't dismantle the Department of Education just yet
3 months, 1 week ago

Don't dismantle the Department of Education just yet

Salon  

Donald Trump appears poised to make good on his campaign pledge to dismantle the Department of Education. The new administration ought to create a “Kids First” education plan that empowers students, parents, and teachers — rather than administrators and bureaucrats — and prioritizes real-world academic achievement over the failed pedagogies of the past. Redirecting some of the Department of Education's …

'Can’t just disappear': Experts consider key Trump promise almost impossible to achieve
3 months, 3 weeks 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
3 months, 3 weeks 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 would it mean if Trump dismantled the Department of Education?
4 months ago

What would it mean if Trump dismantled the Department of Education?

Raw Story  

In her role as former chief executive of World Wrestling Entertainment, Linda McMahon oversaw an enterprise that popularized the “takedown” for millions of wrestling fans. The 1964 law provided antidiscrimination protections enforced by the Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights. While details about what reorganization would look like remain to be seen, one option was proposed by Trump during his …

Vivek Ramaswamy suggests Department of Education will be ‘deleted outright’ by DOGE
4 months ago

Vivek Ramaswamy suggests Department of Education will be ‘deleted outright’ by DOGE

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 Vivek Ramaswamy, who is co-leading Donald Trump’sDepartment of Government Efficiency …

Trump 'efficiency' co-leader suggests Dept. of Education will be 'deleted outright'
4 months ago

Trump 'efficiency' co-leader suggests Dept. of Education will be 'deleted outright'

Raw Story  

Vivek Ramaswamy, co-leading President-elect Donald Trump's so-called Department of Government Efficiency with billionaire Elon Musk, suggested over the weekend that the federal Dept. "Elon and I aren't in this for the credit," Ramaswamy explained to Fox News host Maria Bartiromo on Sunday. "But I think we're gonna build the consensus to make the kind of deep cuts that haven't been …

What the next Trump presidency could mean for US education
4 months 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 …

What Donald Trump’s pledge to close the Department of Education means for schools
4 months, 1 week ago

What Donald Trump’s pledge to close the Department of Education means for schools

Live Mint  

US President-elect Donald Trump reiterated his vow to close the U.S. Department of Education on the campaign trail, calling it a "bloated and radical bureaucracy" that interferes in American families' lives. He argued that state-level management would yield better educational outcomes, stating, “We spend more money per pupil, by three times, than any other nation, and yet we’re absolutely at …

Trump wants to shut down the Department of Education. Here’s what that could mean
6 months ago

Trump wants to shut down the Department of Education. Here’s what that could mean

CNN  

Washington CNN — President-elect Donald Trump has pledged to abolish the Department of Education. Here’s what the Department of Education does and how eliminating it could play out: Funneling money to states and schools Some of the Department of Education’s biggest jobs are to administer federal funding appropriated by Congress to K-12 schools and manage the federal student loan and …

Trump vows to 'immediately' shutter Department of Education if he wins election
1 year, 5 months ago

Trump vows to 'immediately' shutter Department of Education if he wins election

Raw Story  

During former President Donald Trump's speech to supporters in South Carolina on Monday, he pledged to follow through on a longstanding promise of far-right educational activists: eliminate the U.S. Department of Education. Henry McMaster and ask him, wouldn't it be great if he could control education in his state, and then entered into a lengthy pledge to restrict transgender rights, …

Trump admin education secretary Betsy DeVos wants to abolish Education Department
2 years, 8 months ago

Trump admin education secretary Betsy DeVos wants to abolish Education Department

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 Former Education Secretary Betsy DeVos headlined a gathering of right-wing …

A History Of The Department Of Education
6 years, 8 months ago

A History Of The Department Of Education

NPR  

A History Of The Department Of Education President Trump wants to abolish the Education Department as a standalone agency. NPR's Michel Martin looks back on the history with Alyson Klein of Education Week. We wanted to know more about the history, so we called Alyson Klein of Education Week, and she started by pointing out that many of the Education …

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