The Trump administration announced its latest effort to dismantle the Department of Education, explaining that new interagency agreements seek to break up federal bureaucracy.
Former Education Secretary Linda McMahon declared that the 43-day government shutdown exposed just how unnecessary the U.S. Department of Education has become.
At a Wednesday budget hearing, U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon laid out a bold vision to downsize the Department of Education, eliminate waste, and restore control of schools to states, parents, and local educators. Speaking before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, McMahon said the department’s “final mission” is to “wind down” federal involvement in education.
The Department of Education has opened an investigation into the University of California, Berkeley, after it failed to disclose its foreign gifts and contracts.
The Department of Education (ED) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the Title IX Special Investigations Team (SIT) to protect students from gender ideology in schools, including males in female sports and locker rooms.
Education Secretary Linda McMahon warned California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) that the state may lose funding unless it complies with President Donald Trump's order on protecting women's sports.