More than 600 positions have been eliminated from the Federal Student Aid office, internal documents show. Now, in many places, “no one is identifying schools that are failing financially.” WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump has made it a top priority to dismantle and reorganize the federal Education Department. Simultaneously, he has promised time and again
Mixed reactions to Trump’s order to dismantle Education Department Residents in Columbia, Missouri, and New York City reacted to President Donald Trump’s executive order aimed at dissolving the Education Department. WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump signed a long-anticipated executive order seeking to eliminate the U.S. Department of Education, which he said was “45 years in
Chuck Schumer to vote to advance GOP funding bill Democratic Senator Chuck Schumer says he will vote for the GOP funding bill to avoid a government shutdown. The Senate will vote on a stopgap funding bill to avert a government shutdown. Democrats may vote against the bill in protest of President Trump’s policies. If the
Teachers union leader responds to Education Department cuts President of the American Federation of Teachers Randi Weingarten responded to Donald Trump’s Education Department cuts. The Trump administration is cutting about half of the U.S. Education Department’s workforce, including cuts in divisions that oversee federal student loans. There are over 900,000 student borrowers with $32.1 billion
US President Donald Trump speaks as he prepares to sign executive orders in the Oval Office of the … [+] White House in Washington, DC on March 6, 2025. Trump is expected to sign an executive order instructing Secretary of Education Linda McMahon to dismantle the department she now leads, US media has reported. (Photo