2 h. ago Trump says Education Department will no longer oversee student loans, 'special needs'

The president said federal student loans would move to the Small Business Administration, and hinted that the Department of Health and Human Services would take over special education oversight.

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2 h. ago Exclusive — Education Secretary Linda McMahon: Trump ‘Not Looking to Defund Services that Go to the States’

After President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday ordering the elimination of the Department of Education (DoE), Education Secretary Linda McMahon is reiterating that the president is "not looking to defund services that go to the states." The post Exclusive — Education Secretary Linda McMahon: Trump ‘Not Looking to Defund Services that Go to the States’ appeared first on Breitbart.

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3 h. ago Tim Walz: We Are Back to Segregation Without the Department of Education

Governor Tim Walz (D-MN) claimed Thursday on MSNBC's "The Rachel Maddow Show" that schools could segregate without the existence of the Department of Education. The post Tim Walz: We Are Back to Segregation Without the Department of Education appeared first on Breitbart.

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3 h. ago Alaska education commissioner celebrates Trump order to ‘facilitate closure’ of federal Education Department

Alaska education commissioner celebrates Trump order to ‘facilitate closure’ of federal Education Department  Anchorage Daily News

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4 h. ago Exclusive — Education Secretary Linda McMahon Talks Possibility of Moving Student Loans to Treasury, Private Sector

McMahon said on Friday, "There's absolutely no reason, as far as I can determine, that there should be student loans housed in the Department of Education." The post Exclusive — Education Secretary Linda McMahon Talks Possibility of Moving Student Loans to Treasury, Private Sector appeared first on Breitbart.

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5 h. ago Student loans, Pell grants will continue despite Education Department downsizing, expert says

President Donald Trump’s executive order aims to downsize the Department of Education, but key programs like student loans and civil rights protections will still continue.

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11 h. ago LINDA McMAHON: My vision for eliminating the Department of Education

Americans can look at stagnating student test scores and know that something isn't right at the Department of Education. Trump brough in Linda McMahon to help sunset the operation.

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12 h. ago Former Tennessee education official discusses order to dismantle Education Department

NPR's A Martinez speaks with Kevin Huffman, a former Tennessee commissioner of education, about President Trump's executive order to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education.

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12 h. ago Closing Education Department puts 'American competitiveness' at risk, expert warns

The Trump administration plans to gut the Education Department office that measures student success. An education expert says this could hurt American competitiveness in the long run.

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14 h. ago Late Night Gives Trump’s Education Agency Shutdown a Failing Grade

“Trump famously said he loves the poorly educated, and now he will have so many more people to love,” Jimmy Kimmel said on Thursday.

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15 h. ago Leader of education in Washington state responds to Trump's order to dismantle Education Department

Leader of education in Washington state responds to Trump's order to dismantle Education Department  KING5.com

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15 h. ago Trump executive order aims to close the Education Department

Trump executive order aims to close the Education Department  The Washington Post

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17 h. ago Leader of education in Washington state responds to Trump's plans to dismantle Education Department

Leader of education in Washington state responds to Trump's plans to dismantle Education Department  KING5.com

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17 h. ago Why Trump Can’t Immediately Shut Down the Education Department

Congress and federal law stand in the way of shutting down the agency, which manages federal loans for college, tracks student achievement and supports programs for students with disabilities.

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18 h. ago Trump signs executive order to dismantle Department of Education: Live news updates

Trump signs executive order to dismantle Department of Education: Live news updates  The Independent

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19 h. ago Weingarten: Axing Federal DOE Will Lead to Repeat of Damage from COVID School Closures, We Have 'Loneliness Crisis'

On Thursday’s broadcast of “MSNBC Prime,” American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten argued that eliminating the federal Department of Education will lead to a situation like the learning loss we saw during the coronavirus pandemic and said that we The post Weingarten: Axing Federal DOE Will Lead to Repeat of Damage from COVID School Closures, We Have ‘Loneliness Crisis’ appeared first on Breitbart.

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19 h. ago California leaders respond to Trump's order to end Education Department

California leaders respond to Trump's order to end Education Department  NBC Los Angeles

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19 h. ago King and Pingree respond to President Trump’s Executive Order to dismantle Department of Education

King and Pingree respond to President Trump’s Executive Order to dismantle Department of Education  WABI

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20 h. ago Washington schools chief blasts 'cruel chaos' of Trump's order to eliminate the Department of Education

Washington schools chief blasts 'cruel chaos' of Trump's order to eliminate the Department of Education  Oregon Public Broadcasting

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21 h. ago Is California protected from the Department of Education dismantling? Here are the threats

Is California protected from the Department of Education dismantling? Here are the threats  San Francisco Chronicle

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