President Donald Trump vowed early in his second term to eliminate the U.S. Department of Education, declaring plans to dismantle it "as quickly as possible." Within months, the administration proposed sweeping cuts and restructuring, targeting programs that had long faced bipartisan criticism for inefficiency and overreach. Critics warned the move could strip funding from schools and student aid, while supporters framed it as a chance to return education policy to state and local control. The debate over the department’s future has reignited tensions between federal oversight and decentralized governance in K-12 and higher education.
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 ...
