Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 02:44pm on 20 Mar 2025,Thursday International
Donald Trump is set to sign an executive order to shut down the U.S. Department of Education. He says this will give states more control over schools. However, he cannot close the department without Congress. The order asks Education Secretary Linda McMahon to start the process while keeping funding for students with disabilities and low-income schools unchanged. Critics say this will hurt millions of children. The NAACP called it a "dark day." Democratic state attorneys general plan to challenge the order in court. Trump says the move will cut regulations and improve education by focusing on students, not politics.
