President Donald Trump announced early in his second term that the U.S. Department of Education would be shut down quickly. Within months, the administration began taking steps toward that goal. The article outlines the actions taken and the implications for 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 ...