Trump, Education Department

US Department of Education: Budget, employees and why Trump wants it shut down
U.S. President Donald Trump's stated goal of closing the Department of Education comes after a long Republican-led push to chip away at the agency's funding and influence.
'We're not prepared': States brace for Trump's plans to dismantle the Education Department
Trump has said he wants to leave school policy to the states, but state officials and lawmakers aren’t clear on what that would look like.
DOGE said it cut $881 million at the Education Department. The real savings are much less.
Elon Musk's DOGE team says it saved hundreds of millions of dollars at the Education Department. But a new analysis shows it's wasting money, too.
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Are we prepared to lose the Education Department?
Regarding the Feb. 4 front-page article “ Trump preps order to dismantle Education Dept. ”:
Trump administration launches ‘End DEI’ portal at Education Department
Portal allows parents to give an email address, the name of the school, and "details of the concerning practices."
What Trump's Department of Education overhaul could mean
Larry Wexler is enjoying a hard-earned retirement, but if you ask him about his former life, he beams. “I had the greatest job in the world,” said Wexler, of Maryland. For more than three decades, the former public school teacher worked at the U.
Education Dept. softens controversial guidance on race and schools
The new directive adheres more closely to traditional court doctrines and interpretation of civil rights law, experts said ...
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GZERO Explains: How did the US Department of Education become so controversial?
US President Jimmy Carter created the department in 1979 as a Cabinet-level agency. It consolidated educational functions ...
A eulogy for the U.S. Department of Education
Abolishing the DOE might sound bold, but it only deepens the fragmentation that has haunted America since its founding.
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MS public universities, colleges face defunding after U.S. Department of Ed sends out letter
Public universities and colleges throughout the nation now face the loss of federal funding after the U.S. Department of ...
Department of Education Closes Applications For Income-Driven Repayment Plans
The Department of Education closed applications for Income-Driven Repayment (IDR) plans and loan consolidation applications ...
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Trump’s Education Department Threatens Funding Cuts if Schools Don’t Dismantle DEI Programs! | VIDEO
Schools nationwide must dismantle DEI programs or risk losing federal funding, per a new directive from the Department of ...
The Pell Grant started in Rhode Island 50 years ago. Will it outlive the US Department of Education?
Some fear the Pell Grant, the popular college aid program created by a Rhode Island senator, could be in jeopardy amid ...
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Explainer-Why Trump Wants the US Department of Education Shut Down
WHAT DOES THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION DO? The department, commonly known as USDOE or ED, oversees some 100,000 public ...
Eliminating the Department of Education Would Hurt Black Students
Eliminating the Department of Education could worsen racial inequities by cutting federal funding to poor schools.