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Trump’s Project 2025 to Eliminate Department of Education, Defund Public Schools

Oct 18, 2024, 12:49 PM

Donald Trump has announced his intention to eliminate the Department of Education as part of his Project 2025 initiative. This plan would also defund public schools that do not comply with his directives, particularly those teaching Black history and accurate American history. The Department of Education, established 45 years ago, provides federal funding to public schools and supports various educational programs. Critics argue that eliminating the department would take critical resources away from 346,553 children and result in significant job losses for 15,897 teachers, particularly in states like California.