Trump, Education Department

What Will Trump’s Orders for Federal Workers Do to the Education Department?
President Donald Trump speaks in Emancipation Hall after his inauguration, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington. Trump signed a number of executive orders on his first day in office, including some taking aim at career civil servants in the federal government.
Trump's Education Department dismantles DEI measures, suspends staff
The Education Department says it has placed diversity, equity and inclusion staff on leave and canceled over $2.6 million in DEI-related contracts.
Can President Trump get rid of the Department of Education?
The department has a $241 billion budget and more than 4,000 employees. “Let the state run education,” President Trump said at a rally on Sunday. Republican lawmakers fought t
What Would Happen If the U.S. Department of Education Closed Under Trump?
The Department of Education plays a role in Catholic education by contributing funding to private-school students for various programs.
Trump orders all federal DEI staffers on leave while he dismantles their departments
A memo told federal agencies to put their workers in DEI roles on leave by 5 p.m. ET on Wednesday following President Donald Trump's executive order.
Trump orders federal DEI staff be put on leave immediately
President Donald Trump ordered that starting Wednesday, all federal staff working on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion activities will immediately be put on paid leave.
Trump orders government DEI employees to be placed on leave
Thousands of federal DEI employees discovered they had been placed on paid administrative leave due to a new executive order from President Trump.
School officials warn Trump’s plan for U.S. education dept. would come with costs
Trump has pledged to close the Department of Education to push education oversight back to states, redoubling a GOP pledge ...
Warning Over Donald Trump's 'Catastrophic' Plans To Cut School Funds
Schools in red states could be among the hardest hit if the president-elect drastically pulls federal funding to public ...
Resources for LGBTQ+ Students Disappear From Education Department Website
The Trump administration appears to be ramping up its efforts to reshape the federal government’s online presence, with web pages offering resources to the LGBTQ community now MIA.
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Trump Names Acting Education Secretary Ahead of Linda McMahon’s Confirmation
Denise Carter will fill the role until President Donald Trump's pick, Linda McMahon, is confirmed by the U.S. Senate.
Trump puts higher education on notice for 'dangerous, demeaning, and immoral' DEI teachings
President Trump is seeking to deter the practice of on diversity, equity and inclusion in federally funded higher-education ...
Who has Donald Trump nominated for his Cabinet? The latest on the nominees
Trump’s pick to lead the Central Intelligence Agency is John Ratcliffe, who formerly served as Director of National ...
Order from President Donald Trump aims to end 'radical and wasteful' diversity programs
Inaugural address included a vow to end efforts to "socially engineer race and gender into every aspect of public and private ...
Conservative group reveals how Trump can clean house at Department of Education, lists top bureaucrats to fire
A conservative nonprofit, the American Accountability Foundation, released a "watch-list" of 10 top "left-wing" bureaucrats at the Department of Education.