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

The executive order begins the process of dismantling the department, a process which requires congressional approval.

Al Jazeera

Trump Signs Order To 'Eliminate' US Education Department

US President Donald Trump signed an order Thursday aimed at "eliminating" the Department of Education, a decades-old goal of the American right, which wants individual states to run schools free from the federal government.

International Business Times

‘We won’t be silent’ — Teachers vow legal challenges after Trump moves to slash Department of Education

The agency oversees a $1.6 trillion student loan portfolio and supervises 50 million primary and secondary students across the U.S.

Fortune

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

As the Trump administration moves to dismantle the Education Department, officials have suggested other agencies could take over its major responsibilities

The Independent UK

Trump signs order to ‘eliminate’ Department of Education — even though he’d need Congress to do it

The White House has conceded that it cannot entirely eliminate the department without action from Congress

The Independent UK

Trump signs executive order to dismantle US Department of Education

Order calls for teardown of department as Trump seemingly tries to circumvent need to obtain congressional approval

The Guardian - US

Trump signs executive order to dismantle Education Department

President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order directing the Education secretary to take steps to dissolve the department.

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Trump moves to dismantle Education Dept.

Trump is expected to sign the executive order on Thursday

Salon

Bad Education

Is Trump about to pull the plug on the Department of Education?

Reason

Revealed: Trump education cuts mean years of work – and millions of dollars – go to waste

Staffers at US Department of Education say severe cuts in the name of efficiency are having the opposite effect: ‘You can’t even quantify the loss’

The Guardian - US

Trump Order To Dismantle Education Dept Expected Thursday: Reports

US President Donald Trump is expected to sign an order Thursday aiming to dismantle the Department of Education, fulfilling a long-held goal of American conservatives.

International Business Times

Academic freedom in America needs to be defended. Here’s how

To begin with, universities should not be intimidated by the claim that public opinion is turning against them. That’s not necessarily true

The Guardian - US

Trump is setting the US on a path to educational authoritarianism

While we watch students getting handcuffed, vague new guidelines create a culture of fear over teaching our history

The Guardian - US

US arrests second student over Columbia University pro-Palestinian activism

The Trump administration has compared student protests at the New York school to support for ‘terrorist’ activities.

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The Texas Tribune

University of North Texas and Rice University under federal investigation for “race-exclusionary practices”

The Texas universities are among dozens accused of violating the law by partnering with a group that had sought to increase diversity in graduate programs.

Roll Call

At the Races: We don’t need no Education (Department) - Roll Call

Catch up on the political news of the past week in the latest At the Races newsletter, including more federal layoffs and Senate retirements.

Reason

Is This the Beginning of the End for the Department of Education?

The department laid off over 1,300 employees this week.

The Independent UK

Trump promised to take on campus discrimination, but mass cuts at Education Department make it ‘impossible’ to investigate civil rights complaints

Trump administration has put hundreds of civil rights employees on leave, leaving Department of Education less able to field complaints from students

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The Conversation

Mass layoffs at Education Department signal Trump’s plan to gut the agency

The Trump administration on Tuesday slashed staff at the Department of Education – firing roughly 1,300 employees – as part of its long-planned effort to eliminate the agency entirely. The move leaves the department with 2,183 employees, down from more than 4,000 at the beginning of the year.

Latin Times

Trump's Education Secretary Doesn't Know What IDEA Is and Special Needs Parents Are Outraged

Education Secretary Linda McMahon was unable to define the acronym IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act) on Fox News, worrying advocates.

Latin Times

Trump's DOE Secretary Claims Firing Half The Department Won't Take Education Away From Kids: 'We'll See Our Scores Go Up'

Education Secretary Linda McMahon said students' scores will go up despite the government's drive to shut down the department

The Guardian - US

Chuck Schumer says Democrats will not support ‘partisan’ Republican funding bill to avoid shutdown – as it happened

Republicans only have 52 yes votes and senator says Democrats won’t help get to the 60 votes needed for the bill to pass. This blog is now closed.

Roll Call

With mass layoffs, McMahon and Trump begin mission to end Education Department - Roll Call

Education Secretary Linda McMahon said Tuesday that large-scale staffing cuts at her department are a step toward ending its operations.

The Independent UK

Education Department announces it’s cutting staff by half as Trump looks to shutter it

Over a thousand people will be laid off from the 4,000-person agency

The Guardian - US

Trump administration briefing: education department to be halved as Trump walks back Canada tariffs

Education secretary Linda McMahon describes layoffs as ‘significant step towards restoring greatness’ – key US politics stories from Tuesday at a glance

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