Advocates decry expected executive order from Trump to gut Department of Education
President Donald Trump and White House officials are reportedly drafting an executive order that would essentially defund the U.S. Department of Education and begin the process of achieving a campaign promise to eliminate the federal agency altogether. According to The Washington Post, the upcoming order, which is expected to be signed later this month, seeks to dismantle the Education Department “from within” by ordering agency officials to “diminish itself.” By law, the Trump administration cannot unilaterally eliminate the department without […]