The White House is preparing an executive order to abolish the Department of Education, a move long championed by President Donald Trump. While the president cannot unilaterally end a federal agency without congressional approval, this plan reflects a broader Republican push to return education control to states and expand school choice options. Trump has also outlined other education priorities, including cutting funding for programs promoting 'critical race theory', investigating discrimination against Asian Americans in schools, and implementing a new credentialing system for teachers.
The planned order follows years of campaign promises from President Donald Trump to abolish the federal Education Department.The White House is preparing an executive order to eliminate the Department of Education, two sources familiar with the plans told NBC News.
President Donald Trump cannot unilaterally abolish a federal agency without the approval of Congress. to social media saying, “One other thing I’ll be doing very early in the administration is closing up the Department of Education in Washington D.C., and sending all education and education work and needs back to the states.”
“In total American society pours more than $1 trillion a year into public education systems but instead of being at the top of the list, we are literally right smack — guess what — at the bottom,” Trump said earlier in the video. to expand school choice, directing the Education Department to issue guidance to states within 60 days about how they can use federal funds to boost school choice programs in their states.
In recent years, “cleaning out” or fully abolishing the federal Department of Education has also become a leading Republican policy plank. In the Republican presidential primary, tech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy called for eliminating the Department of Education while on the campaign trail in Pennsylvania in 2023. And former United Nations Amb. Nikki Haley said she would “clean out the Department of Education” if elected during a 2023 campaign stop in New Hampshire.
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