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When David Bergeron went to work at the office that would become the Department of Education nearly 50 years ago, higher-ups pointed him to a provision that barred staffers from getting involved ...

After slashing its staff by nearly half, President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday to further dismantle the U.S. Department of Education. Describing the “breathtaking failures” of the ...

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday to “begin eliminating” the Department of Education – one that avoids claiming a disputed legal authority to dissolve the ...

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March 20 (UPI) --President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday to dismantle the Department of Education, which Education Secretary Linda McMahon earlier acknowledged was her top priority.

A white house official has reportedly told several outlets that President Donald Trump will sign an executive order Thursday to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education, one month after ...

Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday intended to “eliminate” the Department of Education, effectively reducing the department to its most bare-bone functions. He did so at a ...

President Donald Trump signs an executive order in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, March 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis) ...

Trump to Sign Order to Shut Down Department of Education, White House Says By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump will sign a long-anticipated executive order on ...