President Trump has signed an executive order aiming to dismantle the Department of Education, with plans to significantly reduce its scope. While the department will remain operational, critical functions such as enforcing civil rights laws and managing student loans will continue. This overhaul faces legal hurdles, as complete elimination of the department would require congressional approval, a complex process given the political landscape. Education Secretary Linda McMahon emphasized the need for collaboration with Congress to implement any substantial changes.
"It sounds strange, doesn't it? Department of Education. We're going to eliminate it," Trump said while speaking in the East Room of the White House at a ceremony where he was flanked by children seated at school desks.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters Thursday morning that the department would not be completely eliminated, saying its 'critical functions' would continue, including the enforcement of civil rights laws and oversight of student loans and Pell grants.
Eliminating the department completely would require congressional approval. Congress established the Department of Education in 1979 during President Jimmy Carter's administration.
At her Senate confirmation hearing last month, McMahon acknowledged the need to coordinate with Congress to close the department.
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