Source: CBS News
“President Trump announced the signing of an executive order that would begin the process of dismantling the Department of Education ‘once and for all.’ ‘We’re going to eliminate it, and everybody knows it’s right,’ the president said of the department at the White House Thursday. He added, ‘We’re not doing well with the world of education in this country, and we haven’t for a long time.’ … In the two months since Mr. Trump took office, the Education Department’s staff has already been slashed in half, and the administration is making plans to transfer some of its functions to other departments. Despite the president’s rhetoric, fully eliminating the Department of Education would require an act of Congress. To advance most legislation in the Senate requires 60 votes, meaning seven Democrats would need to vote for it along with all Republicans.” (03/20/25)
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-executive-order-education-department/