Draft of Trump Executive Order Aims to Eliminate Education Department
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Source: The Wall Street Journal.
EXCLUSIVE POLICY
Draft of Trump Executive Order Aims to Eliminate Education Department
Secretary Linda McMahon would be directed to 'take all necessary steps to facilitate the closure'
By Matt Barnum, Ken Thomas and Tarini Parti
March 5, 2025 at 9:24 pm ET
President Trump is expected to issue an executive order as soon as Thursday aimed at abolishing the Education Department, according to people briefed on the matter.
A draft of the order, viewed by The Wall Street Journal, directs Education Secretary Linda McMahon to "take all necessary steps to facilitate the closure of the Education Department" based on "the maximum extent appropriate and permitted by law." ... The order has been in the works since Trump's transition. In early February, the Journal reported that administration officials were considering such a move.
"The experiment of controlling American education through Federal programs and dollars--and the unaccountable bureaucrats those programs and dollars support--has failed our children, our teachers, and our families," the draft order reads. The draft viewed by the Journal was labeled as "pre-decisional," suggesting it could change.
The White House didn't respond to a request for comment.
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https://www.npr.org/2025/03/05/nx-s1-5316227/trump-order-dismantling-education-department
EDUCATION
Trump prepares order dismantling the Education Department
MARCH 5, 2025 11:41 PM ET
Cory Turner
Secretary of Education Linda McMahon leaves the House chamber after President Trump addresses to a joint session of Congress at the Capitol in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday.
Jose Luis Magana/AP
President Trump is expected to issue an executive action as early as Thursday calling on Education Secretary Linda McMahon to "take all necessary steps to facilitate the closure of the Department of Education," according to a draft of the action obtained by NPR. ... The move has been expected since early February, when the White House revealed its intentions but withheld the action itself until after McMahon's Senate confirmation.
President Trump says he wants to close the Department of education. At Linda McMahon's recent hearing she said she would work to realize Trump's vision of unwinding the department and "return education to the states where it belongs." But some Republicans appeared torn about the fate of the department. ... The Senate voted Monday to make McMahon the next education secretary. Democrats uniformly opposed her after McMahon publicly committed to unwinding the department.
The draft action instructs McMahon to act "to the maximum extent appropriate and permitted by law," an acknowledgement that the department and its signature responsibilities were created by Congress, are protected by statute and cannot legally be altered without congressional approval, which would almost certainly require 60 votes to overcome a Democratic filibuster. ... News of the action was first reported by The Wall Street Journal.
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Within hours of McMahon's confirmation Monday, she shared a lengthy message with Education Department staff attempting to rally support for the department's unwinding, calling it "our opportunity to perform one final, unforgettable public service to future generations of students."
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