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Did Trump Just Abolish the Department of Education?

While he can't get rid of the department outright, a new executive order attempts the next best thing.

Reason

Trump’s order to dismantle education department sparks outrage: ‘See you in court’

Politicians and teachers unions condemn president’s effort to axe department, which can only be done by Congress

The Guardian - US

Pesky Judges

Courts stop DOGE from accessing Social Security Administration data and prevent Homeland Security from deporting Georgetown fellow Badar Khan Suri.

Reason

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Jimmy Kimmel on Trump’s anti-woke onslaught: ‘It’s hard to wrap your head around’

Late-night hosts discuss the dismantling of the Department of Education and the Pentagon’s sloppy anti-DEI efforts

The Guardian - US

‘We’re Not Just Some Bureaucrats’: DOE Employees on How Their Work Helps Texas Students

Department of Education workers and union leaders in Texas say kids will pay the price for Trump’s decision to “break this system.”

Texas Observer

'We’re going to find something else for you, Linda': Trump's education secretary is tasked with putting herself out of a job

President Trump signed an executive order to formally begin the process of dismantling the Education Department, directing Secretary of Education Linda McMahon to facilitate the closure of the agency.

Fortune

Why is Trump dismantling the Department of Education – and what’s next?

The process of gutting the department will require approval from Congress, which might be hard to secure.

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First Thing: Trump signs order to dismantle Department of Education

Executive order denounced as unconstitutional. Plus, Musk’s daughter says his gesture ‘definitely Nazi salute’

The Guardian - UK

Columbia University capitulates to Trump demands to restore $400m in federal funding – as it happened

Changes include allowing security officers to arrest students and a new official for Middle Eastern, South Asian and African Studies department. This blog is now closed.

The Guardian - US

Trump administration briefing: Democrats denounce education department ‘shutdown’

Education secretary ordered to take ‘all necessary steps’ to dismantle department; US rejects Mexico’s request for water – key US politics stories from Thursday at a glance

The Guardian - US

Donald Trump signs executive order to ‘eliminate’ Department of Education

The executive order begins the process of dismantling the department, a process which requires congressional approval.

Al Jazeera

Trump Signs Order To 'Eliminate' US Education Department

US President Donald Trump signed an order Thursday aimed at "eliminating" the Department of Education, a decades-old goal of the American right, which wants individual states to run schools free from the federal government.

International Business Times

Trump created a mock classroom in the White House to announce he was dismantling the Department of Education

ANALYSIS : Analysis: In signing an executive order to dismantle the Department of Education, Trump was assigning homework that will never get done, Richard Hall writes.

The Independent UK

Dismantling of education department casts US student loans into uncertainty

Doubts that whatever remains of department can govern student debt as one in four US adults under 40 has loans

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The Texas Tribune

Abbott praises Trump’s efforts to eliminate Education Department at White House

Gov. Greg Abbott dismissed concerns that federal funding and civil rights could be jeopardized by the reduction of the department.

The Independent UK

Bizarre moment children join Trump in presenting executive order to tear down Department of Education

This is the bizarre moment Donald Trump and a group of children held up executive orders dismantling the Department of Education.

The Independent UK

Trump signs order to ‘eliminate’ Department of Education — even though he’d need Congress to do it

The White House has conceded that it cannot entirely eliminate the department without action from Congress

The Guardian - US

What is the US Department of Education and what does it do?

Donald Trump signed an executive order to undo the federal department on Thursday

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Roll Call

Trump signs executive order to dismantle Education Department

President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order directing the Education secretary to take steps to dissolve the department.

Kiplinger

Will Trump's Education Dept. Order Hurt Scholarships and Key Tax Breaks?

The Trump administration's efforts to abolish the Department of Education could impact tax policy, college affordability, and your wallet.

Marie Claire

Elizabeth Warren: This Is What Eliminating the Department of Education Will Actually Look Like

With the Trump administration threatening to sign an executive order to shut down the agency as soon as today, the Senator sits down with 'Marie Claire' to explain how public schools, financial aid, and civil rights would be impacted.

Salon

Trump moves to dismantle Education Dept.

Trump is expected to sign the executive order on Thursday

Reason

Bad Education

Is Trump about to pull the plug on the Department of Education?

The Guardian - US

Revealed: Trump education cuts mean years of work – and millions of dollars – go to waste

Staffers at US Department of Education say severe cuts in the name of efficiency are having the opposite effect: ‘You can’t even quantify the loss’

The Guardian - US

Law firm targeted by Trump agrees to provide $40m in pro bono work, says president – as it happened

Democratic-leaning firm he targeted for retribution in an executive order says it’ll give free services to support administration goals

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