Trump Expected to Sign Order Calling for Elimination of Department of Education

WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump will reportedly sign an executive order Thursday that calls for the dismantling of the U.S. Department of Education.

Trump has previously criticized the Department of Education as wasteful and captured by radical liberal ideology.

A White House fact sheet said the order would direct Secretary Linda 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.”

"NAEP (National Assessment of Educational Progress) scores reveal a national crisis — our children are falling behind," said Harrison Fields, the White House principal deputy press secretary, to Fox News. "Over the past four years, Democrats have allowed millions of illegal minors into the country, straining school resources and diverting focus from American students."

"Coupled with the rise of anti-American CRT and DEI indoctrination, this is harming our most vulnerable," he added. "President Trump's executive order to expand educational opportunities will empower parents, states, and communities to take control and improve outcomes for all students."

Despite an executive order, both chambers of Congress would likely need to approve legislation to end the department or reallocate its functions to other agencies.

However, its funding could also be cut, even if the department isn’t formally eliminated.