A bold vow to dismantle the US Department of Education was made early in the second term of a former president, who declared plans to eliminate the agency "as quickly as possible." While the statement signaled a dramatic shift in federal education policy, the timeline and specifics of the proposal remained unclear. Officials and stakeholders were left to speculate about the potential impact on funding, oversight, and programs affecting millions of students nationwide. The move, if pursued, would mark one of the most sweeping changes to the federal education system in decades.
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 ...
