Trump Prepares Executive Action To Dismantle Education Department– trendingpoliticsnews.com
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Excerpt:President Donald Trump is preparing to issue a series of executive actions to dismantle the Department of Education, according to a report from The Washington Post. Trump had previously promised to abolish the department outright while on the campaign trail, pointing to its record of inefficiency over the past several decades.
According to the report, which cites multiple people familiar with the order, Trump’s executive action acknowledges that Congress has the authority to abolish the department outright. As a result, Trump will reportedly be enacting a series of policies that will work to dismantle the Education Department from within by redirecting funding and reducing its workforce.
In the first two weeks of the second Trump Administration, hundreds of federal employees have already been placed on paid administrative leave, including all federal diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) workers, several federal prosecutors who worked to prosecute Trump and his supporters over the January 6 Capitol protests, and dozens of FBI agents.
The work is continuing in the Department of Education, as Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) initiative has deployed 20 staffers to focus on the department. DOGE staffers are currently looking for ways to cut spending and staff, three people familiar with the matter told The Washington Post.