President Trump intends to sign an executive order to close the Department of Education, a move reflecting a key theme of his 2024 campaign. The order directs Secretary of Education Linda McMahon to manage the department's shutdown and return educational authority to individual states. Despite this initiative, the full closure of the department requires congressional action. The administration cites declining standardized test scores as justification for this drastic measure and has already begun to reduce staffing within the department significantly.
The order, which is almost certain to be challenged in court, will direct Secretary of Education Linda McMahon to "take all necessary steps to facilitate the closure of the Department of Education..."
The administration cited plummeting standardized test scores as evidence that "federal government control of education has failed students, parents, and teachers."
Current issues arise with Trump's plan as many believe that the justification for returning education to state control is redundant since education has already been tabled at that level.
The complete closure of the department would require an act of Congress as it was established by statute in 1979...
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