6 d. ago Trump’s order to dismantle education department sparks outrage: ‘see you in court’

Politicians and teachers unions condemn president’s effort to axe department, which can only be done by CongressTeachers unions and Democratic politicians joined in denouncing Donald Trump’s executive order aimed at eliminating the US Department of Education, with the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) saying simply: “See you in court.”Trump’s move was long trailed, so much so that Randi Weingarten, the head of the AFT – which represents 1.8 million teachers – put out her statement the day before the order was signed. Michael Mulgrew, president of the United Federation of Teachers, which represents 200,000 members, teachers and other education workers mostly in New York City, said: “We will join our national union and public education allies to protect students and educators. We are working with our partners to file lawsuits to stop this executive overreach. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago List of Trump's executive orders as president moves to dismantle education department

The latest move to reduce the scope of the federal government will face opposition in Congress

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7 d. ago Trump’s executive order to dismantle Department for Education sparks fears for students – live

Eliminating department, which distributes billions in federal money to schools and manages federal student loans, would likely require act of CongressDefense secretary Pete Hegseth said late Thursday that he would be meeting with billionaire Elon Musk at the Pentagon Friday to discuss “innovation, efficiencies & smarter production.”Musk, a top adviser to President Donald Trump, and his Department of Government Efficiency have played an integral role in the administration’s push to dramatically reduce the size of the government. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Trump’s executive order to dismantle Department for Education sparks fears for low

Eliminating department, which distributes billions in federal money to schools and manages federal student loans, would likely require act of CongressGood morning and welcome to the US politics live blog. I’m Tom Ambrose and I’ll be bringing you all the latest news on this Friday morning.We begin with the news that president Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday calling for the dismantling of the Education Department, an agency Republicans have talked about closing for decades. The order says education secretary Linda McMahon will, “to the maximum extent appropriate and permitted by law, take all necessary steps to facilitate the closure of the Department of Education and return authority over education to the States and local communities.” Eliminating the department altogether would be a cumbersome task, which likely would require an act of Congress, AP reported. In the weeks since he took office, the Trump administration already has cut the department’s staff in half and...

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7 d. ago Donald Trump's behaviour has chilling echoes of North Korea as critics slam him for using kids as 'props'

President Donald Trump's decision to sign an executive order gutting the Department of Education has sparked outrage and drawn eerie comparisons to North Korean tactics

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7 d. ago Trump created a mock classroom in the White House to announce he was dismantling the Department of Education

Analysis: In signing an executive order to dismantle the Department of Education, Trump was assigning homework that will never get done, Richard Hall writes.

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7 d. ago Bizarre moment children join Trump in presenting executive order to tear down Department of Education

This is the bizarre moment Donald Trump and a group of children held up executive orders dismantling the Department of Education.

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7 d. ago Trump turns White House into classroom as he moves to abolish America's 'no good' Education Department

Surrounded by school children of all ages, President Donald Trump signed an executive order to start the dismantling of the 'no good' Department of Education.

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7 d. ago Trump signs executive order to dismantle US Education Department

President Trump has ordered a plan to dismantle the US Education Department

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7 d. ago Trump signs executive order to dismantle US Department of Education

Order calls for teardown of department as Trump seemingly tries to circumvent need to obtain congressional approvalUS politics live – latest updatesDonald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday that instructs the US education secretary, Linda McMahon, to start dismantling the Department of Education, seemingly attempting to circumvent the need to obtain congressional approval to formally close a federal department.The administration may eventually pursue an effort to get Congress to shut down the agency, Trump said at a signing ceremony at the White House on Thursday, because its budget had more than doubled in size but national test scores had not improved. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Trump is preparing an executive order to dismantle Education Department

Drafted executive order instructs Linda McMahon to ‘take all necessary steps to facilitate the closure of the Education Department’

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3 w. ago Linda McMahon, wrestling industry billionaire, confirmed as US education secretary

US Senate confirmed Trump ally and ex-wrestling executive as chief of department president wants dismantledThe US Senate has confirmed Linda McMahon as the nation’s next education secretary, entrusting the former wrestling executive with a department marked for dismantling by Donald Trump.The 76-year-old billionaire businesswoman and longtime Trump ally was approved 51-45, reflecting deep divisions over her qualifications and the administration’s education agenda. McMahon, who previously led the small business administration during Trump’s first term, now faces the paradoxical task of running an agency while simultaneously working toward its potential elimination. Continue reading...

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