President Trump has signed an executive order aimed at dismantling the U.S. Department of Education, fulfilling a campaign promise from his 2024 trail. He has criticized the agency as wasteful and influenced by liberal ideology, asserting that control of education should revert to states and local communities. Although core functions like Title I funding and management of Pell grants will remain, the order suggests a significant reduction in the department's role, with an aim to improve academic performance. Staff reductions in the agency have already begun under Trump's administration.
Trump stated that the Education Department 'is doing us no good' as he pushes for its dismantling and the return of authority to states.
The executive order directs Education Secretary Linda McMahon to facilitate closure while preserving core responsibilities like Title I funding for low-income students.
Despite maintaining some 'critical functions,' the order indicates a shift in responsibilities away from the federal government and toward local communities.
With the department's budget and personnel significantly reduced, Trump argues that states can manage education more effectively than the federal agency.
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