The hitch is that presidents can't single-handedly abolish departments that lawmakers ... Department of Education," Trump told reporters Wednesday at the White House. "We're going to move ...
Conservatives have long argued that the Department of Education represents federal overreach into state and local ... battles on the campaign trail, GOP lawmakers on Capitol Hill portrayed the ...
Lawmakers and ... Calls to dismantle the department are rooted in GOP concerns over federal intrusion into classrooms and a liberal stranglehold on the higher education system.
Lawmakers and the Chicago Teachers Union are amongst those weighing in on the mass layoffs at the Department of Education, with hundreds of jobs slashed in the last 24 hours.
While Trump claims that the goal of eliminating the department is to “move education into the states,” states ... prominent education advocates and lawmakers hosted by The Education Trust.
President Trump wants the Education Department gone ‘as soon as possible.’ Here’s what that could mean for its programs.
Trump said he would take ‘all lawful steps’ to close the Education Department, but the White House acknowledged only Congress can do so.