[yourNEWS.com] President Trump’s long-promised plan to shut down the Department of Education was realized Thursday with the signing of an executive order.
By yourNEWS Media Newsroom
President Donald Trump fulfilled a major campaign commitment on Thursday by signing an executive order that dismantled the U.S. Department of Education. The decision, which Trump said eliminates what he called “a big con job,” shifts the department’s core responsibilities to state governments and other federal agencies.
Education Secretary Linda McMahon, recently confirmed by the Senate, described it as a necessary move to empower states and reduce federal overreach. “This is about keeping a promise to the American people,” McMahon said. “President Trump is restoring local control and ensuring education decisions are made closer to home.”
The executive order instructs McMahon to “take all necessary steps to facilitate the closure of the Department of Education and return education authority to the States, while continuing to ensure the effective and uninterrupted delivery of services, programs, and benefits on which Americans rely,” according to Reuters. The directive is the first shutdown of a cabinet-level agency under Trump’s leadership.
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