Trump to Sign Executive Order Dismantling Education Department Amid Workforce Layoffs and Senate Concerns
President Trump is set to sign an executive order to reduce the Department of Education while facing criticism over layoffs critical to student loan processes.
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The Trump administration has already begun to gut the department, offering buyouts and laying off thousands of federal workers.
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It's a step? To the extent that Trump's order sparks a serious discussion about the federal government's role in education, it could be a good thing.
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The department would still exist, but have no funding.
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Thursday’s order is aimed at reducing the department’s influence and authority rather than fully eliminating it, which will likely require an act of Congress.
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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.
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Trump has derided the Education Department as wasteful and polluted by liberal ideology.
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The letter alleges the FSA website changes -- like moving the submit a complaint function -- weakens FSA's capacity to resolve complaints and puts borrowers at risk of loan scams.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren warns of 'dire consequences' of Education Department firings for student loans
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Trump's only remaining option is to get the courts to back his executive order, which is also an unlikely scenario.
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It’s the latest move by the White House to test the president’s executive authority, with legal action already being prepared by education supporters who oppose the decision.
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The Trump administration has already been gutting the agency through layoffs and program cuts.
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Critics are likely to challenge the order on the basis that congressional approval is necessary to close the department and take the issue to the courts.
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In recent weeks, Trump has made efforts to dismantle the department, adding that student loan programs could be moved to different agencies if the department is eliminated.
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The Trump administration could effectively make it nearly impossible for employees to carry out their work, as it has done with the U.S. Agency for International Development.
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The federal government’s role in education, according to the White House, has failed students, parents, and teachers.
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Trump's order marks another test of expansive executive authority embraced by Trump, who has ignored Congress to shut down the offices of USAID and dismantle operations of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
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Summary
As President Trump prepares to sign an executive order to diminish the Department of Education, the agency has already reduced its workforce by nearly half. Secretary Linda McMahon has been directed to oversee the closure, while assuring continuity of critical programs. Critics, including Senator Elizabeth Warren, highlight that the layoffs threaten the federal student loan process and could harm vulnerable students. Warren warns that removing personnel responsible for handling student aid complaints will have dire consequences, jeopardizing support for those reliant on federal aid. Although the Department will continue certain functions, the complete dismantling requires Congressional approval.
Perspectives
President Trump is expected to sign an executive order to diminish the Department of Education, calling for the closure and transferring educational authority to states while maintaining essential services and programs as required.
The Department of Education has begun downsizing, laying off nearly half its workforce and raising concerns about key functions such as student loans and grants being affected, while the secretary maintains that critical operations will still be met.
While dismantling the agency has faced legal challenges, discussions about reallocating critical functions are ongoing, indicating a complex transition towards a smaller federal education framework.
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