Trump updates: President signs order to ‘eliminate’ Education Department

Rights advocates say Trump’s push to dismantle department will hurt millions of US students who rely on federal funding.

Donald Trump and Linda McMahon in a White House event room, as Trump holds up an executive order to dissolve the Department of Education
President Donald Trump holds up a signed executive order alongside Secretary of Education Linda McMahon in the East Room of the White House on March 20 [Ben Curtis/AP Photo]
By Ali Harb
Published On 20 Mar 2025

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