On March 20, 2025 President Trump issued an Executive Order titled "Improving Education Outcomes by Empowering Parents, States, and Communities" which directs the Secratary of Education to begin closing the Department of Education.
The full text of the Executive Order (EO) can be viewed at - https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/03/improving-education-outcomes-by-empowering-parents-states-and-communities/
The Department of Education was established by an Act of Congress in 1979, signed into law by President Carter. It would require a subsequent Act to fully close the Cabinet level Department. President Trump's EO would allow for a reduction in the employees and activities that are conducted under the discretion of the Secratary of Education.
The EO makes a reference to DEI:
(b) Consistent with the Department of Education’s authorities, the Secretary of Education shall ensure that the allocation of any Federal Department of Education funds is subject to rigorous compliance with Federal law and Administration policy, including the requirement that any program or activity receiving Federal assistance terminate illegal discrimination obscured under the label “diversity, equity, and inclusion” or similar terms and programs promoting gender ideology.
The order by the President will almost certainly provoke protest, and pushback from Trump's ideological opponents.
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