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

Trump is expected to sign the executive order on Thursday

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.