The Donald Trump administration is developing a decree aimed at eliminating the Ministry of Education. As CNN reported last week with reference to sources familiar with the White House plans, the Minister of Education will first be ordered to develop a plan to reduce the staff of the department, and then the president will try to put on the Congress to adopt the Law on the liquidation of the ministry.
As Americanist Jan Veselov said in an interview with The Insider, the presidential administration has no authority to dissolve the federal ministry:
“Trump promised to dissolve the Ministry of Education during the election campaign, explaining his intention by the fact that he wanted to transfer the authority of the department to the States (although education is already under the jurisdiction of the States and municipalities), and the fight against Dei programs. However, the ministry was created by Congress and cannot be dissolved by the decision of the president.
The Trump administration can try such a strategy: to start a reduction in personnel, block part of the grant programs or transfer part of the authority to other bodies: for example, a program of student loans to the Ministry of Finance, and the fight against discrimination - the Ministry of Justice. But this will violate the laws adopted by Congress, so all these steps will be disputed in court. The question is whether the White House will execute court decisions. ”
As Americanist Alexander Filippenko said in an interview with The Insider , the main disagreement of Trump with the Ministry of Education is to promote the latest DEI policy:
“It is important to note that the US Department of Education does not form school programs, as it happens, for example, in Russia. School programs are developed at the state level, and the federal ministry is engaged in grants and financing for schools, including in poor areas, allocates assistance, issues student loans. The administration of Joe Biden actively forgiven loans for education, and these steps were unpopular in the central states. It seemed to people that they were paying their taxes for some ultraliberal students. In addition, the Ministry of Education conducts standardized testing, which also allows you to enter universities, monitors compliance with civil rights so that there are no discrimination, bullying and so on in educational institutions.
The Ministry of Education was created by decision of the Congress, this is the federal ministry, and the federal government established how it will work. In its current form, the department has existed since 1979. To eliminate it, you need 60 votes in the Senate. That is, it is necessary that all the Republicans (53) and at least seven democrats vote for this. Another thing is that Trump may try to restructure the ministry. Reduce staff and powers, cut off expenses - this is what he wants to achieve. As a result, the system of issuing grants for training and the federal testing system may change. Dei programs can be rolled up because Trump considers them radical, and this is his main disagreement with the Ministry of Education.
Here, as always, the ears of Ilona Mask stick out. As reported by The Wall Street Journal, his DOGE is very involved in the reform of the Ministry of Education. People Mask allegedly were already noticed there, gained access to different systems. They are trying in every possible way to reduce the staff, transfer people to remote work, and so on. But so far, public opinion polls show that Americans do not support the abolition of the Ministry of Education. ”
Dei (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) - programs for providing equal capabilities to minorities, equal rights and inclusiveness.
The Department of State Efficiency (DOGE) is a non -state structure led by the entrepreneur Ilon. In reality, the US government is not, but its proposals are taken into account in the White House of Donald Trump.
