'Polluted By Liberal Ideology': Trump To Sign Executive Order To Shut Down Dept Of Education

Trump plans to sign an executive order to shut down the Department of Education but it cannot be finalised without congressional approval.

The Education Department sends billions a year to schools and oversees $1.6 trillion in federal student loans.

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United States President Donald Trump plans to sign an executive order which will shut down the country’s education department. This was one of Trump’s campaign pledges, to eliminate an agency that has long faced conservative criticism.

According to the Associated Press (AP), Trump has long criticised the Department of Education as wasteful and polluted by liberal ideology. The department, established as a Cabinet-level agency by Congress in 1979, will not close immediately just with Trump's signature. Finalising its dismantling would require congressional approval.

A White House fact sheet, that the order directs Secretary Linda McMahon to take all necessary steps to close the Department of Education and transfer education authority to the states while ensuring uninterrupted delivery of essential services, programs, and benefits, the report said.

The Trump administration has already reduced the Department of Education's workforce. Its workforce is being cut by half, and there have been deep cuts to the Office for Civil Rights and the Institute of Education Sciences, which gathers data on the nation’s academic progress.

Meanwhile, public school advocates warned that eliminating the Department of Education would leave children behind in an American education system that is fundamentally unequal. “This isn’t fixing education. It’s making sure millions of children never get a fair shot. And we’re not about to let that happen without a fight,” the National Parents Union said in a statement, reported AP.

Trump Likely To Face Legal Challenges

According to USA Today, Trump's order, likely to face legal challenges from the left, poses a new test for presidential authority following a federal judge's recent block on efforts to close the US Agency for International Development.

The White House has yet to specify which department functions may be reassigned or cut. During her confirmation hearing, McMahon pledged to maintain key initiatives like Title I funding for low-income schools and Pell grants for low-income college students, emphasising the goal of creating "a better functioning Department of Education."

As per AP, the Education Department sends billions a year to schools and oversees $1.6 trillion in federal student loans.

Colleges and universities are more reliant on money from Washington, through research grants along with federal financial aid that helps students pay their tuition.

Republicans have long advocated for shutting down the Education Department, arguing it misuses taxpayer funds and interferes with state and local education decisions. The idea has recently gained traction amid growing demands from conservative parents' groups for greater control over their children's education.