A bold vow to dismantle the US Department of Education was made early in a president’s second term, with plans to eliminate the agency swiftly. Officials later revealed that the administration had quietly begun drafting proposals to restructure or phase out key programs under the department’s purview. While the initiative faced immediate pushback from lawmakers and education advocates, internal discussions highlighted a shift toward decentralizing federal oversight of schools. The move would mark a significant overhaul of how education policy is administered at the national level.
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 ...
