President Donald Trump pledged in the early days of his second term to shut down the US Department of Education "as quickly as possible." In a matter of months, significant action was taken toward that goal, with 40 [details cut off in source]. The move represents one of the most aggressive attempts to dismantle a federal cabinet-level department in recent history.


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 ...