A bold vow to dismantle the US Department of Education was made early in President Donald Trump’s second term, with plans to eliminate the agency "as quickly as possible." Officials later revealed that nearly half of its budget—amounting to tens of billions of dollars—was being redirected or repurposed within months of the announcement. The move sparked debate over federal education policy and the role of centralized oversight in K-12 and higher learning. Critics and supporters alike are weighing whether the shift will reshape how schools and universities operate under a drastically reduced federal footprint.
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 ...
