White House preparing executive order to abolish the Education Department
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President Donald Trump promised for years to abolish the department — which he can't do without congressional approval.

Summary

The White House is drafting an executive order to dismantle the Department of Education, aligning with Trump’s long-standing pledge.

However, Congress must approve the agency’s abolition, making its passage unlikely despite GOP control. Critics, including the National Education Association, warn this move would harm students, increase costs, and weaken protections.

GOP lawmakers have repeatedly attempted to eliminate the department since its 1979 founding.

Trump also recently signed an order expanding school choice, reinforcing the Republican agenda of decentralizing education policy.

  • The Pantser@lemmy.world
    411·
    1 day ago

    Good luck to your kids and grandkids, education is fucked. Back to the feudal times where only royalty and the rich were educated. If this passes I am not paying student loans anymore. The department that issued them will be gone so why pay.

    • RamenJunkie@midwest.socialEnglish
      11·
      9 hours ago

      I’m not eorried about it.

      The planet is already going to purge humanity from its face by 2050 or so anyway from the Climate Change crisis.

    • Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works
      6·
      23 hours ago

      I mean that’s the point right? It took a lot of work to get the populous this dumb. Imagine what those that have risen to power can get away with if we make people even dumber!