United States President , Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order Today, (Thursday) calling for the dismantling of the Department of Education.
He is slated to sign the order at an education event at the White House at 4 p.m. ET. According to multiple reports, the order will direct Education Secretary Linda McMahon to take “all necessary steps to facilitate the closure of the Department of Education and return education authority to the States.”
Trump has vowed repeatedly to shut down the federal agency, fulfilling a longtime goal of many conservatives, but to do so lawfully, he needs congressional approval. Congress created the department in October 1979, and an act of Congress is required to abolish it. Many of Trump’s moves to reshape the federal government have been blocked in court because judges have ruled he is overstepping his authority, and this move, too, is likely to face lawsuits
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The executive order is also expected to state that the “delivery of services, programs, and benefits on I’m Americans rely” will not be interrupted by the agency’s dismantling. These services include the funding that the Department of Education disburses to schools to serve economically disadvantaged youth and students with disabilities. The agency also administers college financial aid.
Trump has said that he wants to abolish the department because students’ scores on standardized scores have fallen consistently and because he would like states to have more control over public education. He has ignored that states already set curriculum and learning benchmarks.
While the Department of Education monitors the academic performance of students through tests such as the National Assessment of Educational Progress, widely known as the Nation’s Report Card, it does not determine what students learn or the quality of what they learn. States do. Trump’s critics contend he actually wants to close the Department of Education to privatize education, a shift they say would benefit the wealthy.
Tump has said that he wants to abolish the department because students’ scores on standardized scores have fallen consistently and because he would like states to have more control over public education. He has ignored that states already set curriculum and learning benchmarks. While the Department of Education monitors the academic performance of students through tests such as the National Assessment of Educational Progress, widely known as the Nation’s Report Card, it does not determine what students learn or the quality of what they learn. States do. Trump’s critics contend he actually wants to close the Department of Education to privatize education, a shift they say would benefit the wealthy.