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President Trump to Sign Executive Order Abolishing the Department of Education
Washington, D.C. – President Donald Trump is set to make history this Thursday by signing an executive order to abolish the Department of Education, a long-standing goal for conservative leaders who advocate for state-controlled education and the removal of federal overreach.
This landmark move will dismantle the federal agency, shift education policy back to the states, and end funding for schools pushing radical left-wing ideologies.
A Campaign Promise Fulfilled
Since his 2016 presidential run, President Trump has been a vocal critic of the Department of Education (DOE), arguing that it wastes taxpayer money, undermines parental rights, and enforces leftist indoctrination in public schools.
🔹 Trump’s key pledge:
“On Day 1, I will sign a new executive order to cut federal funding for any school pushing critical race theory, transgender insanity, and other inappropriate racial, sexual, or political content onto the shoulders of our children.”
Now, he’s making good on that promise.
📌 Key Provisions of the Executive Order: ✅ Complete elimination of the Department of Education. ✅ Transfer of power back to state and local governments. ✅ Defunding of woke policies—including CRT, gender ideology, and vaccine/mask mandates. ✅ Protection of parental rights in education.
Linda McMahon Leading the Transition
Earlier this month, Trump’s nominee, Linda McMahon, was confirmed as the 13th Secretary of Education, tasked with overseeing the dismantling of the DOE.
💡 Last week, Secretary McMahon ordered mass layoffs, cutting over 4,000 DOE employees, effective Friday, March 21.
🔹 Trump’s vision for education:
“We’ll have one person plus a secretary, and all the person has to do is, ‘Are you teaching English? Are you teaching arithmetic? What are you doing? Reading, writing, and arithmetic, and are you not teaching woke?’ Not teaching woke is a very big factor.”
McMahon’s role is simple: shut it down and return education to the states.
What Happens Next?
With the Department of Education on the chopping block, the executive order will force a total restructuring of federal education policy.
📌 What this means for schools: 🚨 States will now determine curriculum, funding, and policies without federal interference. 🚨 Federal grants and funding programs will be restructured or eliminated. 🚨 Parents will have greater control over their children’s education. 🚨 Teachers’ unions will lose federal backing for leftist initiatives.
📰 USA Today reports:
“Trump will direct his education secretary, Linda McMahon, to take ‘all necessary steps to facilitate the closure of the Department of Education and return education authority to the states.’”
A Defining Moment in Education Reform
The elimination of the DOE is a massive victory for conservatives and a devastating blow to the radical left.
🔥 Trump’s goal?
“End the woke education agenda and restore America’s schools to parents and local communities.”
📍 The official signing ceremony will take place at the White House, attended by several Republican governors and state education leaders.
The future of American education is about to change—forever.
