Trump to sign order to begin dismantling Education Department on Thursday
Source: CBS News
March 19, 2025 / 7:04 PM EDT
Washington — President Trump will sign an executive order to begin dismantling the Department of Education on Thursday, according to the White House. The signing has been in the works for weeks and will be marked by an event at the White House in which several Republican governors, including Mr. Trump's former rival Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, are expected to attend.
"President Trump's executive order to expand educational opportunities will empower parents, states, and communities to take control and improve outcomes for all students," White House spokesperson Harrison Fields said in a statement Wednesday. But completely eliminating the department would require congressional approval, which isn't certain.
Dismantling the Department of Education has long been a goal for Republicans, dating back to the Reagan administration. Hours after Education Secretary Linda McMahon was confirmed by the Senate, she issued a memo with the subject line "Our Department's Final Mission."
The memo said "this is our opportunity to perform one final, unforgettable public service to future generations of students. I hope you will join me in ensuring that when our final mission is complete; we will be able to say that we left American education freer, stronger, and with more hope for the future."
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THAT is what should PRECEDE any crap that comes out of this administration. Media should NOT even entertain the illegal utterances as somehow "true" and in order to do that, the FACTS need to be given FIRST. Don't wait until halfway through an article or until the very end because when you do, you give credence to the lies.
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Are you sure that's correct?
I read a shocking statistic a while back which I wasn't sure about until I looked it up..... 54% of adults in the US read below a 6th grade level.
The GQP prospers with an uneducated electorate, they're in no hurry to teach people to read and to learn critical thinking skills. 
The first one I posted does appear optimistic. Here's one from Pew Research:
U.S. students ranked 28th out of 37 OECD member countries in math. Among OECD countries, Japanese students had the highest math scores and Colombian students scored lowest. The U.S. ranking was similar in 2018, the last time the test was administered. The U.S. average score for math fell by 13 percentage points between 2018 and 2022, but the U.S. was far from alone in experiencing a decline in scores. In fact, 25 of the 37 OECD countries saw at least a 10-point drop in average math scores from 2018 to 2022.
In science, the U.S. ranked 12th out of 37 OECD countries. Japanese students ranked highest and Mexican students ranked lowest. The U.S average science score was virtually unchanged since 2018. Across OECD countries, far fewer countries experienced a large decline in science scores than in math scores. Seven OECD countries saw their mean science scores decline by 10 points or more.
https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2024/04/24/most-americans-think-us-k-12-stem-education-isnt-above-average-but-test-results-paint-a-mixed-picture/
do a fine job of maintaining educational standards in our schools. 
