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 education funding for millions of students nationwide, while supporters framed it as a step toward reducing federal overreach in local school systems. The proposal sparked a heated debate over the role of federal education policy in America.
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 ...
