Improving Education Outcomes by Empowering Parents, States, and Communities

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, and to enable parents, teachers, and communities to best ensure student success, it is hereby ordered: Section 1.  Purpose and Policy.  Our Nation’s bright future relies on empowered families, engaged communities, and excellent educational opportunities

Trump Signs Executive Order To ‘Begin Eliminating’ the Department of Education

Department cannot be officially shuttered without Congress Donald Trump, Linda McMahon; Education Dept. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order aimed at dismantling the Department of Education, a move that he says will strip power from federal bureaucrats and give parents greater control over their children’s education. The order “directs

Judge blocks deportation of Georgetown researcher detained by ICE

Washington — A federal judge on Thursday blocked the government from deporting a Georgetown University researcher who was detained by immigration authorities earlier this week as part of the Trump administration’s crackdown on activists across college campuses. Badar Khan Suri, an Indian national, is a postdoctoral associate who was studying and teaching at Georgetown on

Trump signs executive order to begin dismantling Department of Education

Washington — President Trump announced the signing of an executive order that would begin the process of dismantling the Department of Education “once and for all.” “We’re going to eliminate it, and everybody knows it’s right,” the president said of the department at the White House Thursday. He added, “We’re not doing well with the