President Trump signs the executive order to dismantle the Department of Education

On Thursday, President Donald Trump signed an executive order initiating the dissolution of the Department of Education in America.

At the White House, Trump signed the directive. A dozen kids sat at desks around him. There were also Republican governors from Ohio, Florida, Indiana, and Texas.

Trump made it clear in his speech at the White House. “Beyond the ‘core necessities,’ my administration will take all lawful steps to shut down the department,” he said. “We’re going to shut it down and shut it down as quickly as possible,” he added.

At the beginning of Trump’s term, the Department of Education employed 4,133 people. Nearly 600 have since departed on their own. Another 1,300 were told they would lose their jobs last week. There are now only 2,183 employees left, which is almost half of what there was a few weeks ago.

McMahon is instructed under the order to act “to the maximum extent appropriate and permitted by law.” However, it’s not so easy to shut down the department entirely.
Only Congress can completely terminate it because it was formed by Congress.
It would probably require 60 Senate votes to overcome a filibuster by Democrats.

Trump has criticised the department of education

On Thursday, the White House defended the decision to shut down the Department of Education. It argued that since its creation in 1979, the department has spent over $3 trillion. Despite that massive investment, student achievement hasn’t improved.

For years, Trump has been an outspoken opponent of the Department of Education.
He contends that American education has failed in spite of enormous federal financing. He claims that American pupils are having difficulty in reading, math, and other important subjects.

Trump believes the department has political bias along with academic issues.
He says it’s teeming with left-wing ideologues and has even referred to it as a gathering place for “radicals, zealots, and Marxists.” He believes that in order to increase their power, these people have employed onerous laws and regulations.

Trump thinks that giving the states more authority is the best course of action.
He believes that government oversight is detrimental and superfluous.
He contends that schools can concentrate on what pupils truly need—free from political meddling—by transferring authority away from Washington.

People’s reaction

The majority of Americans oppose closing the Department of Education. According to a February Reuters/Ipsos poll, only 30% of participants were in favor of closing it, while 65% opposed the proposal.

4,145 American people participated in the countrywide online survey, which had a margin of error of roughly 2 percentage points.

It’s difficult to dismantle a federal agency, even with Trump’s executive order.
Since Congress established the Department of Education, only Congress can completely abolish it through legislation.

It’s unclear at this time what Trump’s future plans are. He might try to weaken the department by reducing staffing and funding, or he might try to get Congress to adopt a measure. The battle over education reform is far from done, in any case.

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