Authored by Aaron Gifford via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours),
In September 2023, Donald Trump’s presidential campaign announced 10 principles for reforming education. Chief among them was closing the Department of Education in Washington, and sending “all education work and needs back to the states.”
U.S. Department of Education building in Washington on July 6, 2023. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times
The president-elect has maintained that pledge, even though he appointed a secretary of education (Linda McMahon) to lead a federal agency he vowed to eliminate.
He also promised to support universal school choice, reverse “gender-affirming” care practices in schools, and leverage the department’s funding mechanisms to end Critical Race Theory and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion programs in K–12 and higher education.
But how exactly would Trump go about making these changes, and close the $80 billion department?
Neal McCluskey, director of the Cato Institute Center for Education Freedom in Washington, said Congress created the Department of Education and is, therefore, the only agency that can eliminate it.
Under Senate filibuster rules, support is required from 60 of the…
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