U.S. Supreme Court has allowed the Trump administration to proceed with its plan to significantly weaken the Department of Education, lifting a lower court order that had blocked mass layoffs and the transfer of key functions. This move is part of Trump’s effort to reduce the federal government’s role in education and transfer responsibilities to states and other agencies.
Critics, including Democratic attorneys general, school districts, and unions, argue that this could harm student protections and disrupt funding. The Department, established in 1979, primarily oversees college loans, student achievement, and civil rights, while states control school operations.
While Trump had announced plans to close the department and transfer its functions, including its $1.6 trillion student loan portfolio, although formal elimination requires congressional approval, the Supreme Court’s decision represents a major legal victory for the administration’s efforts to downsize federal involvement in education.
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