Trump has previously proposed dismantling the Department of Education. President-elect Donald Trump has proposed sweeping reform for the nation's educational systems. Here's a look at what areas ...

Trump has frequently discussed plans to eliminate the Department of Education dating back to the campaign trail and said in September 2024 he wanted to cut down on the federal government’s ...

Utah education officials reacted quickly to President Donald Trump’s executive order to begin dismantling the U.S. Department of Education, though "the full implications remain unclear." ...

Since the Department of Education was formed by Congress in 1979, gutting it has been an enduring priority for the conservative movement. Ronald Reagan promised to shutter the year-old department ...

by Veronique de Rugy March 20, 2025, 11:16 AM U.S. Department of Education in Washington, D.C. (Daniel J. Macy/Shutterstock) ...

In the business world, companies that spend billions without achieving measurable success collapse. In government, there is no accountability for agencies like the Department of Education.

Trump’s education secretary choice Linda McMahon has not yet had a Senate confirmation hearing. A bill in the Senate to shutter the department would likely fail without the necessary 60 votes.

The future of the Institute of Education Sciences, the nonpartisan research arm of the Education Department, is suddenly in jeopardy. The Department of Government Efficiency, a Trump ...

"One thing I'll be doing very early in the administration is closing up the Department of Education in Washington, D.C.," President Trump vowed in 2023.

On Feb. 12, the U.S. Education Department’s civil rights division opened an investigation into the CIF after the association reportedly announced plans to flout federal anti-discrimination law.

The U.S. Education Department's Office for Civil Rights, Institute of Education Sciences and Office of Federal Student Aid were especially impacted by the cuts announced on Tuesday.