Trump Weighs Plan to Dismantle Education Department

“Trump administration officials are weighing executive actions to dismantle the Education Department as part of the campaign by billionaire Elon Musk and his allies to shrink federal agencies and slash the size of the government workforce,” the Wall Street Journal reports.

“The officials have discussed an executive order that would shut down all functions of the agency that aren’t written explicitly into statute or move certain functions to other departments… The order would call for developing a legislative proposal to abolish the department… Trump’s advisers are still debating the specifics of the order and the timing.”

“The order would be a step toward fulfilling a Trump campaign promise to eliminate the department, limit federal involvement in education and give more authority to the states.”