From NEA News 3/20/2026
On March 20, 2025, President Donald Trump issued an executive order to abolish the U.S. Department of Education (ED).
Although the Trump Administration cannot eliminate the department altogether without the support of Congress, Secretary of Education Linda McMahon said soon after taking office that shrinking the department as much as possible was in effect its “final mission.”
Over the past year, the administration has taken a wrecking ball to public schools, harming the most vulnerable and underserved students.
Read more: https://www.nea.org/nea-today/all-news-articles/plan-abolish-education-department-one-year-later
