Donald Trump issued a bold campaign promise to his voters: he would eliminate the US Department of Education and give states all power to control education.
He didn’t lay out how he could get rid of the cabinet-level agency, but he alone cannot eliminate a department, making it an extremely difficult task to accomplish. Congress is requested to approve the creation or demise of an agency.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/04/trump-education-department
