The planned order follows years of campaign promises from President Donald Trump to abolish the department — something he cannot 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.

  • w3dd1e@lemm.ee
    27·
    9 hours ago

    If the Federal Government doesn’t want to be responsible for anything, why even be a country? Each state be their own I guess /s

    Also are they going to reduce taxes for all the cuts? Doubt it, but states would have to make increases to cover all the new work.

    we live in the dumbest timeline.

    • mostNONheinous@lemmy.worldEnglish
      19·
      8 hours ago

      Literally what the fuck are we paying taxes for, they are dismantling every bit of representation of the people possible. Well only have ruch fucks and bombs left to pay for.

      • rumbaEnglish
        9·
        8 hours ago

        The collective “we” voted to give all of our money over to Trump I just council of billionaires.

    • Mirshe@lemmy.world
      20·
      9 hours ago

      You laugh, this is literally Curtis Yarvin’s (one of Elon’s mentors) vision of America. A patchwork of corporatocratic fiefdoms, technically beholden to a federal government that basically only exists to be the arm of violence. The whole “no authority higher than a county sheriff” thing? Came out of his books. The idea of being “educated” will only be for the vaunted manager-class. All of us not lucky enough to be in the millionaire’s club, or one of their trusted lackeys, will be lucky to know how to read beyond a 3rd-grade level, or do math beyond simple arithmetic.