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 to the agency’s budget, targeting programs that provide funding to schools and student aid initiatives. Critics warned the move could disrupt federal education funding and leave millions of students and institutions without critical support. The proposal sparked a heated debate over the role of federal involvement in K-12 and higher 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 ...
