President Donald Trump vowed early in his second term to eliminate the U.S. Department of Education, declaring the agency would be "shut down as quickly as possible." Within months, the administration proposed sweeping cuts to the department’s budget, targeting programs that provide funding to schools and student aid initiatives. Critics argued the move could weaken public education funding and access to higher learning, while supporters framed it as a step toward reducing federal overreach. The proposal sparked a national debate over the role of government in 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 ...
