US President Trump signs executive order to begin dismantling Education Dept

US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order initiating the process of shutting down the Department of Education. The order is designed to shift school policy control almost entirely to states and local boards, a move that has sparked concern among liberal education advocates. 

Speaking at a signing ceremony in the East Room of the White House yesterday, Trump criticized the department, stating that despite massive spending increases over the past four decades, it had failed to improve the education



system.

Trump had previously expressed his intent to eliminate the department through an executive order, though he acknowledged that doing so would require support from Congress and teachers’ unions.

According to the White House, the Department of Education has spent over 3 trillion US dollars since its establishment in 1979. During this period, per-pupil spending has surged by more than 245 per cent, yet there has been little measurable improvement in educational outcomes.