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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

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Mon Jan 5, 2026, 03:27 PM Monday

Trump's next plan for the US education system: Lots and lots of rules

President Donald Trump disrupted universities and school districts in 2025 through sheer executive muscle. Now comes the harder part: making sure his policies outlast his presidency.

Trump signed a dizzying number of education-related executive orders — spanning from diversity initiatives to college oversight — launched a barrage of civil rights investigations into schools, froze billions in federal research cash and started his long-promised dismantling of the Education Department.

His actions were designed to pressure schools into adopting policies that align with his political agenda, bolster parental rights and give states more control over their schools. In many ways, the moves worked: Some schools responded by eliminating diversity programs, barring transgender students from women’s sports and striking unprecedented deals with the White House hoping to get their federal research cash flowing again.

Trump’s actions have left school leaders feeling shaky about their relationships with Washington in a way conservatives have wanted for decades. But many educators are fighting back in court, and Trump’s focus on using executive actions leaves a lot of his education legacy at the whims of the next president. To make lasting changes, Trump’s next move will be to make his policies harder to unravel.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trump-upended-us-education-system-190000207.html

Big intrusive government Republican style.

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Exec orders are gone when he is. He'd have to go through Congress to make them stick. CousinIT Monday #1

CousinIT

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1. Exec orders are gone when he is. He'd have to go through Congress to make them stick.
Mon Jan 5, 2026, 03:30 PM
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And even then, they can be overturned or superceded.

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