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President Donald Trump is signing an executive order Thursday afternoon, to dismantle the Department of Education, one of his key campaign promises.
Trump has long maintained that education should be left up to the states, and not dictated by the federal government.
From the Washington Examiner: The order has been in process for weeks and will direct Secretary of Education Linda McMahon to take “all necessary steps” to facilitate the department’s closure while returning education authority to the states, according to the outlet.
State-level Republican elected officials are expected to attend, including Govs. Ron DeSantis (R-FL), Bill Lee (R-TN), Greg Abbott (R-TX), Mike Braun (R-IN), Brad Little (R-ID), Glenn Youngkin (R-VA), Kim Reynolds (R-IA), and Mike DeWine (R-OH). GOP-aligned education advocacy groups, including Moms for Liberty, Concerned Women for America, and leaders from the Heritage Foundation, are expected to be in attendance as well.
Conservatives have long decried the agency as a slush fund for teachers unions that does not help schoolchildren, pointing to struggles in the nation’s education system and falling test scores since the Education Department was created 45 years ago.
The Department of Education reportedly will not be completely eliminated, but will be much smaller than it is now. Pell Grants, student loans, and “critical functions” are all expected to continue to run through the agency.
White House Press Secretary recently argued, “We have spent more than $3 trillion at this federal bureaucracy. What has been the return on that investment for the American taxpayer?”
“Our children’s test scores are incredibly concerning when it comes to reading rates, literacy rates, math and science test scores. This president is finally taking much-needed action to return education to where it belongs. And that’s to educators closest to students in their classrooms,” Leavitt said.
WATCH LIVE COVERAGE of President Trump’s remarks in the video below, as he announces the major change:
.@PressSec Karoline Leavitt: “The Department of Education will be much smaller than it is today…when it comes to student loans and Pell Grants, those will still be run out of the Department of Education…any critical functions of the department…will remain.” pic.twitter.com/QKCLMtdNfa
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