A History of Efforts to End the Department of Education
President Donald Trump is attempting to dismantle the Department of Education. His efforts are history repeating itself.
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Q&A: What does the U.S. Dept. of Education do and how does that impact California?
California received about $8 billion in funding for K-12 education and about $7 billion in funding for higher education in ...
Trump administration begins mass firings across government
The job cuts are being imposed unilaterally, without the approval of Congress to shrink or overhaul federal agencies.
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Mass firings ordered by Trump administration, including nearly 10% of U.S. Forest Service
A mass firing of probationary federal government employees has been ordered by the Trump administration, potentially ...
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Understanding the U.S. Dept. of Education’s Role in Ensuring Fair and Equal Opportunity, from Pre-K through 12th Grade
Dismantling ED would be devastating for the country’s children from their earliest years of learning through graduation ...
What Does the Department of Education Actually Do?
Even as President Trump has vowed to close the Education Department, he has sought to use the agency’s powers. Dana Goldstein, a reporter covering education and families for The New York Times, ...
RFK Jr. sworn in as health secretary; Trump administration moves toward firing probationary employees
Follow updates as Donald Trump Cabinet picks Linda McMahon, Robert Kennedy and Kash Patel face Senate proceedings. The ...
Trump’s education secretary may be asked to dismantle the Education Department. Here’s what it does
A plan being considered by the White House would direct the education secretary to dismantle the department as much as ...
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Trump's Pick for Education Chief Outlines Plan to Dismantle Department
Linda McMahon outlines plans to restructure Education Department, balancing Trump's goals with congressional mandates.
Trump administration begins sweeping layoffs with probationary workers, warns of larger cuts to come
The Trump administration has intensified its sweeping efforts to shrink the size of the federal workforce by ordering ...
Trump’s Department of Education nominee has a hard time explaining what DEI is
President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Department of Education — an agency he has said he wants “closed immediately” — ...