India, March 21 -- President Donald Trump has signed an Executive Order directing the Secretary of Education to take necessary steps to facilitate the closure of the Department of Education and return education authority to the States.
In the order, he wants the Secretary to continue to ensure the effective and uninterrupted delivery of services, programs, and benefits of the Department on which Americans rely.
The Order also directs that programs or activities receiving any remaining Department of Education funds will not advance DEI or gender ideology.
Trump explained his decision to dismantle the Department of Education saying that Federal government control of education has failed students, parents, and teachers.
Closing the Departm...