"Trump's Education Department Revamp: A Look Back at the Unfinished Legacy" As President Donald Trump's second term began, he made a bold and contentious promise to dismantle the US Department of Education, a move that would have sent shockwaves through the nation's education system. In a matter of months, 40 percent of the department's programs were eliminated, sparking heated debates about the future of education in America. Despite the significant changes, Trump's plans to shut down the department altogether never came to fruition. Now, as a new administration takes the reins, the fate of the Department of Education and its mission to promote access to quality education for all Americans remains uncertain.


In the early days of President Donald Trump’s second term, he made a blunt promise about the US Department of Education: “We’re going to shut it down as quickly as possible.” In a matter of months, 40 ...