Donald Trump Orders SHUTDOWN Of Education Department

Donald Trump Orders SHUTDOWN Of Education Department

March 23, 2025

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Donald Trump signed an executive order aimed at closing the education department as part of a broader push to shrink the federal government, before the United States' economy crash. The shutdown cannot be completed without congressional approval, setting the stage for a political and legal battle over the agency’s role.

Low-Income, Rural And Disabled Students Could Be Impacted

The Department of Education provides tens of billions of dollars in funding to support millions of students in low-income and rural areas and those with disabilities – and advocates are concerned about what the agency’s shuttering could mean for them.

The agency funnels more than $18 billion in supplemental funding annually to local school districts to provide extra academic support to schools with high rates of poverty. Title I grants serve about 26 million low-income students.

The Department Of Education Does Not Have Control Over The Curriculum In Schools

In creating the Department of Education, Congress said:

“No provision of a program administered by the Secretary or by any other officer of the Department shall be construed to authorize the Secretary or any such officer to exercise any direction, supervision, or control over the curriculum, program of instruction, administration, or personnel of any educational institution, school, or school system, over any accrediting agency or association, or over the selection or content of library resources, textbooks, or other instructional materials by any educational institution or school system, except to the extent authorized by law.”

Responsibility for curriculum falls on states and localities, so the executive order would not affect students’ curriculum directly.

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