The administration of the president of the United States, Donald Trump, began to write an executive order to initiate the process of eliminating the Department of Education, according to two sources to the CNN . This is Trump’s latest measure and is part of the president’s campaign promises.
The change would come in two parts, added the sources. The Order would guide the Department of Education to create a plan to reduce the department through executive action.
Trump would also press for Congress to approve the legislation.
Although appeals to close the department or implement it with another federal agency are not new, the measure historically did not have the support of Congress.
During Donald Trump’s first term as president, the government’s administration proposed to fuse education and work departments in a single federal agency. Although the Republican party controlled the Senate and the House of Representatives at the time, the proposal was not on.
In this second term, the Department of Education is in the sights of the Department of Government Efficiency, led by billionaire Elon Musk.
Dozens of education department officials were placed on paid administrative license on Friday (31) as part of the Trump government’s efforts.
During the election campaign, Trump repeatedly pointed out the department as a federal exaggeration and linked him to issues of cultural war. “We will dry the sector of government education and prevent the abuse of money to indoctrinate the American youth,” said Trump.
However, even if the president can close the department, it is possible that some programs and financing can be retained and transferred to other agencies, where they were housed before the department was created in 1979.
Federal financing programs for elementary and high schools that help support the education of students from low -income families and children with disabilities, for example, are prior to the creation of the Department of Education.
As former presidents proposed cuts in the department’s budget in the past, Congress resisted and opted for more financing about 71% of the time, according to an analysis by Brookings Institution. When the first Trump administration proposed to cut the department’s budget, Congress – although controlled by Republicans in the period – also increased funding.
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