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The Latest Breaking News from the Department of Education

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

Trump created a mock classroom in the White House to announce he was dismantling the Department of Education

ANALYSIS : Analysis: In signing an executive order to dismantle the Department of Education, Trump was assigning homework that will never get done, Richard Hall writes.

The Independent UK

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Dismantling of education department casts US student loans into uncertainty

Doubts that whatever remains of department can govern student debt as one in four US adults under 40 has loans

The Guardian - US

Abbott praises Trump’s efforts to eliminate Education Department at White House

Gov. Greg Abbott dismissed concerns that federal funding and civil rights could be jeopardized by the reduction of the department.

The Texas Tribune

Bizarre moment children join Trump in presenting executive order to tear down Department of Education

This is the bizarre moment Donald Trump and a group of children held up executive orders dismantling the Department of Education.

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

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What is the US Department of Education and what does it do?

Donald Trump signed an executive order to undo the federal department on Thursday

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.

Roll Call

Will Trump's Education Dept. Order Hurt Scholarships and Key Tax Breaks?

The Trump administration's efforts to abolish the Department of Education could impact tax policy, college affordability, and your wallet.

Kiplinger

Elizabeth Warren: This Is What Eliminating the Department of Education Will Actually Look Like

With the Trump administration threatening to sign an executive order to shut down the agency as soon as today, the Senator sits down with 'Marie Claire' to explain how public schools, financial aid, and civil rights would be impacted.

Marie Claire

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’

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Law firm targeted by Trump agrees to provide $40m in pro bono work, says president – as it happened

Democratic-leaning firm he targeted for retribution in an executive order says it’ll give free services to support administration goals

International Business Times

'Abuse of Power!' X Users Slam Trump's Move To Shut Down Education Department

President Trump has been accused of abusing his power as he is expected to sign an executive order Thursday that aims to shut down the Department of Education – a move that many said is illegal without Congress authorization.

International Business Times

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.

Capital & Main

Trump’s Plan to Dismantle Education Department Threatens Classroom Funding

Federal cuts would hurt students with disabilities, English learners and poor districts the most.

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Reason

Why We Don't Need the Department of Education

Plus: A listener asks the editors whether a Kamala Harris presidency would have been preferable.

The Independent UK

UNLV professor killed in 2023 mass shooting is named as part of Trump’s DEI crackdown at colleges

Patricia Navarro-Velez, 39, one of three people gunned down in December 2023

The Independent UK

Pastor details taking fight to the Trump administration to get her student loans forgiven. All from her hospice bed

EXCLUSIVE: A pastor at the center of the lawsuit over the closure of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau tells Mike Bedigan about her efforts even though she has just months to live

The Guardian - US

Seth Meyers on Trump’s Tesla photo-op: ‘This is how oligarchy works’

Late-night hosts discuss Trump shilling Teslas with Elon Musk and his dismantling of the Department of Education

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

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.

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