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Trump signs order to dismantle US education department
US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to dismantle the Department of Education, fulfilling a campaign pledge and a long-cherished goal of some conservatives. Accusing the agency of "breath-taking failures", the Republican president vowed to return the money it controls to individual states.
Democrats said the order will be fought in the courts and in Congress, and they urged Republicans to join them in opposition.
In a state with a checkered history with federal special education law, advocates say Texas students will see an erosion of their disability rights protections.
President Donald Trump issued an executive order on March 20, 2025, that calls for closing the U.S. Department of Education.
Trump's executive order trying to dismantle the Education Department is "unlawful," according to a lawsuit from the second largest teacher's union.
President Donald Trump has issued an executive order titled "Restoring Equality of Opportunity and Meritocracy" that ...
The seven executive orders the president signed Wednesday related to education also addressed AI, foreign gifts to colleges, HBCUs and apprenticeships.
WASHINGTON >> Flanked by students and educators, President Donald Trump today signed an executive order intended to essentially dismantle the federal Department of Education, making good on ...
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The administration is quietly putting America’s children at risk by cutting funds and manpower for investigating child abuse, ...
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