Trump set to sign executive order shuttering the Education Department
The president campaigned extensively on a promise to dismantle the department and appointed an education secretary keen to carry out the task.
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Trump to sign order Thursday dismantling Department of Education
President Trump is expected to sign an order on Thursday to launch the Department of Education's dismantling. A White House official told NewsNation that the anticipated executive order, first ...The Hill - 6h -
Trump plans to sign executive order closing Department of Education
President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order closing the Department of Education. Trump will hold an event at the White House to sign the order. NBC News' Garrett Haake has the ...NBC News - 7h -
Obama-era Education secretary warns Trump against shuttering department
Former Education Secretary Arne Duncan issued President Trump a warning over plans to shutter the Department of Education, decrying "you break it, you own it." Duncan, in an interview with CNN's ...The Hill - Mar. 8 -
When will the Department of Education be dissolved? Secretary McMahon doesn't know
Linda McMahon said Friday that President Donald Trump "intends" to sign an executive order to dissolve the Department of Education -- but it's still unclear when.ABC News - Mar. 7 -
Why does Trump want to close the Department of Education?
President Donald Trump is on his way to fulfill another campaign promise of dismantling the Department of Education. The battle over federal involvement in local education is one that’s been ...NBC News - 3d -
Trump expected to sign order gutting Department of Education, sources say
President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order to diminish the Department of Education at the White House on Thursday, multiple sources told ABC News.ABC News - 6h -
Education secretary: Mass layoffs first step toward total shutdown
Education Secretary Linda McMahon affirmed late Tuesday that mass layoffs are the first step toward shuttering the Education Department — a long-time goal of President Trump's since his time on the ...The Hill - Mar. 12 -
States sue to block dismantling of Education Department
The lawsuit asks a judge to immediately pause the Trump administration's mass firings and declare that the dismantling of the Department of Education unlawful.ABC News - 6d -
Trump sued by 20 states to halt the 'dismantling' of Education Department
Democratic state attorneys general filed a lawsuit against President Donald Trump over his administration's termination of Education Department staffers.CNBC - 6d
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