WASHINGTON – In a drastic executive order signed Thursday, President Donald Trump called on Education Secretary Linda McMahon to take all the necessary steps to promote the US closure.” Education Department.

Trump I signed the order It’s trapped between children sitting at a desk at a major White House ceremony. McMahon directs “returning authority over education to states and communities while ensuring effective and uninterrupted delivery of services, programs and benefits that Americans rely on.”

Trump spoke to an audience packed with top GOP state officials and cited the Republican government. Greg Abbott of Texas, Mike Brown of Indiana, Ron DeSantis of Florida, Bill Lee of Tennessee, Kim Reynolds of Iowa, Jeff Landry of Louisiana, Brad Little of Idaho, Jim Piren of Nebraska, and Mike DeWine of Ohio.

Alaska Commissioner Dina Bishop Ministry of Education and Early DevelopmentShe was not quoted by Trump, but was scheduled to attend.

“45 years from now, the US will spend much more money on education than any other country, and likewise, much more students than any other country.

Tim Wahlberg of Michigan and Tim Wahlberg of Virginia Fox of North Carolina were also the current and former chairs of the House Committee on Education and Workforce, respectively.

Each child signed their own enforcement orders and proudly showed them along with Trump.

The order will undoubtedly elicit legal challenges, but it also directs that “the rest of the Ministry of Education’s funding programs or activities will not advance DEI or gender ideology,” referring to diversity, equity and inclusion.

The extensive report prior to the signing was hit hard by major education groups, labor unions and Congressional Democrats.

Rep. Bobby Scott, a ranking member of the House Committee on Education and Workforce, said in a statement Thursday it was “partially established to ensure the enforcement of civil rights for students.”

“Legality aside, demolition (the division) exacerbates existing disparities, reduces accountability, putting low-income students, students of color, students with disabilities, rural students, and students with English as a second language (ESL) at risk,” the Virginia Democrats added.

Title I, Idea Fund

Many responsibilities in this department include managing federal student aid, conducting civil rights investigations, funding title I for low-income school districts, ensuring free public education for children with disabilities through educational laws with disabilities, or ideas.

Following the signature, McMahon revealed in a statement “Closening the department does not mean cutting off funds from those who rely on them. We will continue to support K-12 students, students with special needs, university borrowers and others who rely on other essential programs.”

“We will responsibly eliminate bureaucracy by following the law and working through Congress to ensure a legal and orderly transition,” McMahon said.

Trump’s longtime campaign promise to transition education “back to state” education comes despite the many funding and surveillance of schools already occurring at the state and local levels. The department also cannot legally direct the curriculum of schools across the country.

Congress has the sole authority to close the department, and the bill to shut down the agency completely faces extreme difficulties through the narrow GOP-controlled Senate, and was necessary for at least 60 senators to pass the filibuster.

However, it is possible for managers to take major steps until the closure, such as moving functions of some education departments to other institutions.

The agency has discretionary spending of $79 billion in annual budget, or funds that Congress will allocate annually.

Layoffs, acquisitions

The department has already been spotted Mass Ray Off, Contract reduction, Staff acquisition and Major policy changes It’s been a few weeks since Trump took office.

At the beginning of March, the department announced more than 1,300 employees It will be cut “Reducing power” Process – raises concerns across the country about how large-scale layoffs will affect the agency’s ability to perform core functions.

When Trump took office, the division had 4,133 employees, but the cuts brought the total number of workers to around 2,183.

Group of 21 Democratic Attorney General He immediately appealed for the efforts, calling on federal courts in Massachusetts to block the “power cut” action and the implementation of Trump’s “order to dismantle the Department of Education.”

Let’s file a lawsuit

Opponents of the closure say Trump and billionaire Elon Musk are another example of temporary US service director Elon Musk trying to destroy the federal government in reducing workforce and spending.

“Donald Trump and Elon Musk are aiming for the future of students across America, across the country and urban areas by dismantling public education to pay for destruction balls in public schools and billionaires’ tax handouts.” statement.

“Now, Trump is working on it again with his latest efforts to disrupt the Department of Education program that supports all students across the country,” added Pringle, who heads the nation’s largest union.

“If successful, Trump’s ongoing actions will hurt all students by rising class sizes, reducing vocational training programs, and keeping them expensive and out of reach for middle-class families.

Randy Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, one of the largest teachers’ unions in the United States, had her owned. response To report on the brevity of future orders.

“See you in court,” she said.

Last updated at 4:58pm, March 20, 2025