Author: Al Jazeera Staff
Published on: 21/03/2025 | 00:00:00
AI Summary:
Donald Trump signed an executive order to dismantle the Department of Education. The department has long been pilloried by conservatives who argue that education should remain under state control. Constitutional challenges stand in the way of a smooth rollout of Trump’s order. As of March 11, there were roughly 2,183 workers in the department. The job cuts are happening alongside broader workforce cuts across the federal government led by Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). The order calls on long-term Trump ally, Secretary of Education Linda McMahon, to facilitate the department’s closure. In science, the US ranked 12th in the same year. 58 percent of respondents across party lines did not want the Department of Education to be abolished. The department is the largest source of loans for US college students. The outstanding loan balance in the US stands at $1.69 trillion for nearly 43 million student borrowers. The order says that “the effective and uninterrupted delivery of services, programs, and benefits on which Americans rely” will be ensured. Trump has said states would take over most of the department’s functions.
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Making America great again by… cutting education funding???
