Donald Trump signs executive order to eliminate Education Department

On Thursday, US President Donald Trump enacted an executive order intended to abolish the US Education Department, which he called a “big con job” the previous month. During his extensive initiatives, US President Donald Trump in February urged for the swift dissolution of the federal Department of Education, reaffirming his intention to eliminate the agency while recognizing the intricacies involved in the procedure.

Donald Trump allegedly suggested closing it during his initial term as president, but Congress did not take action.

Although Trump has criticized the Education Department as inefficient and tainted by liberal beliefs, fully dismantling it is probably impossible without congressional action, which established the department in 1979. According to the Associated Press, Republicans announced plans to propose legislation to accomplish this, whereas Democrats have swiftly positioned themselves against the notion.

It provides no specifics on how that work will be executed or its target areas, although the White House stated that the agency will keep certain essential functions.

Donald Trump promised to limit the department to its “core necessities,” maintaining its duties for Title I funding for low-income schools, Pell grants, and funds for children with disabilities, according to the AP report. The Education Department, responsible for various educational support, employs more than 4,200 individuals and had a budget of $251 billion in the latest year, as noted in an earlier Reuters report.

Donald Trump had earlier proposed an executive order to eliminate the department, although he acknowledged that accomplishing this would need backing from Congress and teachers’ unions. Closing the Education Department could have repercussions, likely affecting billions in funding for K-12 institutions and college aid programs, as indicated by the report.