Trump has called for dismantling the Education Department. Here’s what that would mean
4 months, 1 week ago

Trump has called for dismantling the Education Department. Here’s what that would mean

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Throughout his campaign, President-elect Donald Trump heaped scorn on the federal Department of Education, describing it as being infiltrated by “ radicals, zealots and Marxists.” He has picked Linda McMahon, a former wrestling executive, to lead the department. Trump has vowed to cut off federal money for schools and colleges that push “critical race theory, transgender insanity, and other inappropriate racial, sexual or political content” and to reward states and schools that end teacher tenure and enact universal school choice programs. Trump has criticized Biden’s efforts to cancel debt as illegal and unfair, calling it a “total catastrophe” that “taunted young people.” Trump’s plan for student debt is uncertain: He has not put out detailed plans. In his campaign platform, he said he would pursue civil rights cases to “stop schools from discriminating on the basis of race.” He has described diversity and equity policies in education as “explicit unlawful discrimination” and said colleges that use them will pay fines and have their endowments taxed. Money for schools Much of the Education Department’s money for K-12 schools goes through large federal programs, such as Title I for low-income schools and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.

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Columbia University caved to Trump. It’s far from alone.
4 days, 11 hours ago

Columbia University caved to Trump. It’s far from alone.

Slate  

Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. On Friday, Columbia University, which was hit with $400 million in cuts to its federal funding as punishment for its pro-Palestine student protests, acquiesced to the administration’s demands—to ban masks, hire security officers authorized to arrest students, and cede …

Trump to rehouse student loans, other programs amid push to close Education Department
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1 week 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
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1 week 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
Top News
1 week 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 guts Department of Education: How it will hurt students, parents across America
1 week, 1 day 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 …

Trump Signs Order To Dismantle US Department Of Education 'As Quickly As Possible'
1 week, 1 day ago

Trump Signs Order To Dismantle US Department Of Education 'As Quickly As Possible'

ABP News  

US President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order to begin the dismantling of the Department of Education "as quickly as possible" to axe an agency that’s been a target of conservatives, fulfilling a promise he made during the election campaign trail in 2024. The order says the education secretary will, “to the maximum extent appropriate and permitted by …

Trump removes student loans, programs for students with disabilities from Education Department
1 week, 1 day ago

Trump removes student loans, programs for students with disabilities from Education Department

LA Times  

President Trump attends the annual St. Patrick’s Day luncheon at the Capitol on March 12. President 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 …

Trump delivers on a generational conservative goal, but it could be risky for Republicans as well as students
1 week, 1 day 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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1 week, 1 day 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 says Education Department will no longer oversee student loans, 'special needs'
1 week, 1 day ago

Trump says Education Department will no longer oversee student loans, 'special needs'

NPR  

Trump says Education Department will no longer oversee student loans, 'special needs' toggle caption Mario Tama/Getty Images President Trump continued his push to unwind the U.S. Department of Education on Friday, announcing that the management of the entire federal student loan portfolio and of the department's "special needs" programs would be moved to other federal agencies immediately. Sponsor Message The …

Trump takes fresh stab at dismantling Department of Education with order signing at White House
1 week, 1 day 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 …

Has US Education Dept impeded students? False claims by conservatives
1 week, 1 day ago

Has US Education Dept impeded students? False claims by conservatives

Raw Story  

Do American students really rank at the bottom of international comparisons and does the United States really spend more per pupil than any other country? False - "No matter how you cut it, the US is not scoring at the bottom of the international rankings," Nat Malkus, senior fellow and the deputy director of education policy at the conservative-leaning American …

US President Donald Trump signs order to largely dismantle education department; entire teams eliminated
1 week, 1 day 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, …

Trump turns White House into classroom as he moves to abolish America's 'no good' Education Department
1 week, 1 day ago

Trump turns White House into classroom as he moves to abolish America's 'no good' Education Department

Daily Mail  

Surrounded by school children of all ages, President Donald Trump signed an executive order to start the dismantling of the 'no good' Department of Education. President Trump signs his executive order as the kids sign their version The president also praised Linda McMahon, inviting her up to stand with him, and said he hopes 'she will be our last Secretary …

Why US Education Department that Trump wants to shut down is important
1 week, 1 day ago

Why US Education Department that Trump wants to shut down is important

Firstpost  

In a move to fulfil a campaign promise, US President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order on Thursday that would shut down the Education Department, which primarily manages finances of student loan portfolio and aid programmes, alongside civil rights enforcement. Finalising the department’s dismantling is likely impossible without an act of Congress, which created it in 1979 …

Donald Trump to sign order abolishing federal education department, says White House
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1 week, 2 days 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 signs executive order to begin dismantling Education Department, raising questions for students and parents
1 week, 2 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 to sign executive order that purports to dismantle the Department of Education
1 week, 2 days 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, 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 signs order to dismantle the Education Department, advancing a campaign promise
1 week, 3 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 …

Federal student loan site down Wednesday, a day after layoffs gutted Education Department
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Federal student loan site down Wednesday, a day after layoffs gutted Education Department

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — An hours-long outage Wednesday on StudentAid.gov, the federal website for student loans and financial aid, underscored the risks in rapidly gutting the Department of Education, as President Donald Trump aims to dismantle the agency. The National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators, a group of people who handle colleges’ financial aid awards, also said it had received reports …

The Education Department was created to ensure equal access. Who would do that in its absence?
2 weeks, 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 is dismantling the Education Department. Here’s what it does
2 weeks, 3 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
2 weeks, 3 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 guts the Education Department with massive layoffs; shock waves reach California
2 weeks, 3 days 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 …

Dismantling of Education Department puts future of trillions of dollars in student loans in question
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Dismantling of Education Department puts future of trillions of dollars in student loans in question

CNN  

CNN — As President Donald Trump prepares to order the dismantling of the Department of Education, the financial arm of the agency – which makes loans directly to borrowers and manages trillions of dollars in student debt – faces an uncertain future, with steep staff cuts and lack of communication exacerbating the uncertainty, according to interviews with more than a …

Trump sends mixed signals over the fate of the Department of Education
3 weeks, 1 day 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
3 weeks, 1 day 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 prepares order dismantling the Education Department
3 weeks, 3 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 …

Could federal upheaval erase student loan debt? Not so fast
1 month ago

Could federal upheaval erase student loan debt? Not so fast

Salon  

For student loan borrowers, the latest social media rumor sounds alluring: that the Elon Musk-led dismantling of the Department of Education and ensuing breaches of private data could cancel the debt they owe. The viral videos highlight a period of financial insecurity for 43 million borrowers who owe about about $1.64 trillion in outstanding federal student loans, according to U.S. …

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 …

How Linda McMahon’s mission to dismantle the Education Department could affect California
1 month, 2 weeks ago

How Linda McMahon’s mission to dismantle the Education Department could affect California

LA Times  

Linda McMahon, President Trump’s nominee for secretary of education, arrives Thursday for a hearing of the Health, Education and Labor Committee on her nomination. Linda McMahon, President Trump’s nominee to head the U.S. Department of Education, stood in solidarity Thursday with his goal of dismantling the department — an overhaul that could affect how billions of dollars in K-12 funding, …

Trump’s education secretary may be asked to dismantle the Education Department. Here’s what it does
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Trump’s education secretary may be asked to dismantle the Education Department. Here’s what it does

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — If Linda McMahon is confirmed as education secretary, President Donald Trump has said he wants her to “put herself out of a job.” A plan being considered by the White House would direct the education secretary to dismantle the department as much as legally possible while asking Congress to abolish it completely. At her confirmation hearing Thursday, McMahon …

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 …

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 …

Trump administration targets Education Department research arm in latest cuts
1 month, 2 weeks 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 …

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 …

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 …

A guide to what the U.S. Education Department does (and doesn't) do
1 month, 3 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 is weighing big cuts to the U.S. Education Department
1 month, 3 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 …

Funding freeze throws education programs into chaos
2 months ago

Funding freeze throws education programs into chaos

Politico  

“This could potentially be months of funding illegally being withheld contrary to the laws that authorized or appropriated that funding,” said Abernathy, the executive director of the Committee for Education Funding. “There’s real-world implications that we’re going to see, and there’s also the panic that’s causing those real-world implications.” Head Start programs, which provide early education to children from low-income …

Many colleges are settling antisemitism cases. Some Republicans blast 'toothless' agreements
2 months, 1 week ago

Many colleges are settling antisemitism cases. Some Republicans blast 'toothless' agreements

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. Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Mich., chair of the House Education …

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. …

$180 billion and counting: Joe Biden announces fresh cancellation of US student loans during final month in office
3 months, 1 week ago

$180 billion and counting: Joe Biden announces fresh cancellation of US student loans during final month in office

Live Mint  

US President Joe Biden said Friday he was canceling student loans for an additional 55,000 Americans, which would amount to wiping out $4.28 billion in debt in his final month in office. The mass cancellation of debt is for "teachers, nurses, service members, law enforcement officials, and other public service workers who have dedicated their lives to giving back to …

Biden scraps plans to cancel widespread student loan debt
3 months, 1 week ago

Biden scraps plans to cancel widespread student loan debt

Salon  

The Biden administration has withdrawn its proposals for large-scale student loan relief programs, closing the door on mass loan forgiveness in the remaining weeks of his term. The U.S. Department of Education is rescinding two of its major student loan proposals, which would have considered some amount of loan forgiveness for at least 38 million Americans, according to Politico. In …

Many student loans bills could double under Trump: report
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Many student loans bills could double under Trump: report

Raw Story  

Many student loan borrowers could see their bills double under Donald Trump's second term if his administration chooses not to defend the SAVE plan in court, or if Republicans in Congress eliminate the plan, according to a report. President Joe Biden's student loan repayment plan capped the monthly payment requirements at 5% of the borrower's income, which is half of …

Some student loan borrowers may have to pay more under Trump
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Some student loan borrowers may have to pay more under Trump

Salon  

Around 8 million student loan borrowers might see their monthly payments double if President-elect Donald Trump dismantles President Joe Biden's repayment plan, according to CNBC. But Trump has criticized broad-based student loan forgiveness and called Biden’s student loan relief program “vile” during his campaign. Bob Eitel, who served during the first Trump administration as a senior counselor to the education …

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 would it mean if Trump dismantled the Department of Education?
4 months, 1 week 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 …

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