A bold vow to dismantle the U.S. 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 push faced significant hurdles, including resistance from lawmakers and bureaucratic challenges. While the administration scaled back certain programs, the department’s full closure never materialized. The effort highlights tensions between executive ambitions and institutional realities in reshaping federal education policy.
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 ...
