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Trump Signs Order to Largely Dismantle Education Department
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0:51Now PlayingPresident Donald Trump signed an executive order to largely dismantle the Education Department — an organization created by Congress and tasked with sweeping responsibilities that involve billions in funds that impact millions of American students.
The move is part of Trump’s vision to overhaul the US government.
“We’re going to eliminate it, and everybody knows it’s right,” Trump said at a White House event on Thursday, moving to deliver on a campaign promise and a long-sought goal of conservatives. “We have to get our children educated. We’re not doing well with the world of education in this country, and we haven’t for a long time.”
The order directs Education Secretary Linda McMahon to “take all necessary steps to facilitate the closure” of the department, according to a White House fact sheet. It follows an effort to slash its workforce of more than 4,000 employees by nearly half.
The move portends a clash with powerful labor unions and risks roiling parents and students at all levels of education who rely on the department’s programs. The president’s attempted demolition of a cabinet-level department is in many ways unprecedented and faces legal and logistical hurdles.
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