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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Trump and Musk are firing federal workers en masse. Efficiency isn't the goal.
On Thursday, the Trump administration pivoted to a new tack: mass firings of probationary workers. Given that there are an estimated 200,000 federal workers on probationary status, that approach could ...
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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.
Anger, chaos and confusion take hold as federal workers face mass layoffs
Federal workers were responding with anger and confusion Friday as they grappled with the Trump administration's latest ...
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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 ...
Teachers fear shuttering Department of Education will diminish vital programs
If the Department of Education is dismantled, as some Republican lawmakers are hoping to do, public school K-12 educators fear what programs could be impacted.
Project 2025: The End Of Education As We Know It?
The Heritage Foundation's Project 2025 outlines a blueprint for dismantling the DOE, arguing that education should be ...
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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, ...
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 ...