Education Dept. to leave headquarters, give building to Energy Department

In a shocking blow to the nation's education system, the Trump administration has taken a significant step towards dismantling the Department of Education by abandoning its Washington D.C. headquarters. This move marks a major escalation in the administration's efforts to downsize the agency, which has been a long-standing target of conservative critics who view it as an unnecessary bureaucratic entity. The decision to vacate the headquarters, a 1970s-era building that has been the department's home since 1980, is seen as a bold statement of intent by the administration, which has already proposed significant cuts to the department's budget. As the nation's students and educators look on with growing concern, the future of the Education Department hangs in the balance.

Abandoning the D.C. headquarters is the Trump administration’s latest and most visible move toward eliminating the Education Department altogether.