Donald Trump, Department of Education

US Department of Education: Budget, employees and why Trump wants it shut down
U.S. President Donald Trump's stated goal of closing the Department of Education comes after a long Republican-led push to chip away at the agency's funding and influence.
Why Hasn’t Trump Already Closed the Department of Education?
Maybe because its support for students is popular with Republicans as well as Democrats. And because cutting that funding would blow a big hole in the budgets of red states.
Trump Can't Shut Down the Department of Education, but Student Loan Borrowers Should Beware
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Trump wants to abolish the Education Department. It’s a waste of time.
Will President Donald Trump abolish the Education Department? This question is drawing new attention because the president has said that his nominee to lead the department, Linda McMahon, is supposed “ to put herself out of a job .” But I have a better one: How much difference would it really make if the department were gone?
Trump wants to dismantle the Department of Education. Here's what it might mean for Louisiana.
President Donald Trump described the $268 billion Department of Education as “a big con job” and “I’d like it to be closed immediately.”
Yes, you still have to pay your student loans if the Department of Education is eliminated, legal expert says—what borrowers should know
The president is reportedly drafting an executive order to eliminate the Department of Education. What that could mean for federal student loan borrowers.
Trump wants to shut the Education Department. Is it sleight-of-hand?
The Education Department has long been a target of conservatives. Over many years, presidential candidates, think tank analysts and Republican lawmakers have called for its elimination. All that came to naught. Trump promised to shut it down during his campaign and has tasked Elon Musk, who leads the U.S. DOGE Service, to start cutting.
Trump’s education secretary may be asked to dismantle the Education Department. Here’s what it does
If Linda McMahon is confirmed as education secretary, President Donald Trump has said he wants the former wrestling executive to “put herself out of a job.”
Trump expresses desire to 'immediately' close the Department of Education
President Donald Trump would like the U.S. Department of Education closed "immediately," he told reporters while in the Oval Office on Wednesday.
Trump Says He Plans To Make 'A Very Strong Push' To Abolish The Department Of Education
In his remarks from the White House during a Governors working session today, President Trump stated that he plans to make "a very strong push," to abolish the Department of Education.
Trump says he wants Education Department to be closed immediately
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he wanted the federal Education Department to be closed immediately.
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Trump blasts Department of Education as ‘con job,’ says he wants it closed 'immediately'
President Donald Trump called the Department of Education a "con job," saying he saw a report that the nation ranks 40th in the world in education but is No. 1 in cost per pupil. Trump ...
Democratic governors balance whether to fight or pacify after Donald Trump threatens one of their own
President Donald Trump’s real-time confrontation with Maine’s governor over transgender athletes captured the conundrum many ...
The Department of Education’s History Shows It is Essential
President Andrew Johnson signed the first official Department of Education into law. Although it was not a cabinet level ...
Judge permits DOGE to access Department of Education databases
A federal judge has denied a request to stop Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency from accessing student ...
Kids’ disability rights cases stalled as Trump began to overhaul Education Department
Tylisa Guyton of Taylor, Michigan, filed a complaint with the Office for Civil Rights on Jan. 20 over her 16-year-old son’s ...
NC native Linda McMahon moves closer to leading Department of Education
A Senate committee approved of President Donald Trump’s nomination of Linda McMahon to lead the Department of Education. She ...
Letters: What gutting the Department of Education will actually do
One letter criticizes Vice President JD Vance for saying “judges aren’t allowed to control the executive’s legitimate power.” ...