Promises Made, Promises Kept: Donald Trump To Dismantle The Department Of Education

Posted • February 4, 2025: President Donald Trump announced that he is considering executive action to dismantle the Federal Department of Education. The DoE has been a cabinet-level office since 1979 when it was created during the Carter administration. 🚨 President Trump will be signing an executive order to “dismantle” the Department of Education, per WaPo: “I will shut down the federal Department of Education, and we will move everything back to the states where it belongs!” 🔥🔥🔥 The DoE, with an annual budget of over $80 billion, has been the President's focus since the campaign trail, both in returning education to the States and slashing the size and scope of the federal government. -- The Trump Administration is reportedly considering a plan to dismantle the Department of Education. https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1886546652518821888/pu/vid/avc1/888x496/JtUJ_Jod4IZZh3OA.mp4 -- It’s happening!

“I will be closing up the Department of Education, Washington DC, and will send all education BACK TO THE STATES,” President Trump said prior to taking office.“We spend THREE TIMES PER PUPIL than any other nation, yet we’re still at the bottom.” ABC News reports that some DoE officials have already been placed on leave. The EO is expected to end any function of the DoE that is not explicitly required by statute. Other functions may be moved to other departments. To completely shut down the department, the President will need congressional action. Representative Thomas Massie has already introduced a bill to do just that. -- Thomas Massie @RepThomasMassie: “I just reintroduced H.R. 899, a one sentence bill to TERMINATE the federal department of education and return power back to teachers and parents. This is it, the entire bill:” https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GioXJgIXIAAczV5?format=jpg&name=4096x4096 -- To get H.R. 899 through Congress, Tom may have to add another sentence or two. But it's a start. (…)

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