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 swiftly. Officials later revealed that the effort stalled after months of internal debate, leaving the department’s future uncertain. The shift highlighted tensions between administration priorities and bureaucratic realities. Details on the proposal’s fate and broader implications for education policy remain under scrutiny.
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 ...
