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President Trump moves to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education

Headline from Montana Free Press, on the newest of 2 developments

As President Trump moves to dismantle the federal education department, Montana teachers and ed leaders respond to the news with a trepidation, angst and reassurance.

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Developments in this update

2 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. Trump orders a plan to dismantle the Education Department while keeping some core functions

    Headline from WDIO Duluth ·

  2. Newest

    President Trump moves to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education

    Headline from Montana Free Press ·

Reports & sources

244 articles, oldest first.

  1. Fox News

    Trump to sign executive order to abolish the Department of Education (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    President Donald Trump has spoken about the Department of Education failing American students. The president is expected to sign an executive order to disband the department.

  2. CBS News

    Trump to sign order today to begin dismantling Education Department (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Completely eliminating the department would require approval from Congress, which isn't certain.

  3. Alexandria Echo Press

    Trump signs order aimed at dismantling U.S. Department of Education (opens Alexandria Echo Press)

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    Alexandria Echo Press's feed description

    "We're going to be returning education, very simply, back to the states where it belongs," Trump said Thursday. Shuttering the department completely requires an act of Congress.

  4. ABC 7 Los Angeles

    Trump orders a plan to dismantle the Education Department while keeping some core functions (opens ABC 7 Los Angeles)

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    ABC 7 Los Angeles's feed description

    President Donald Trump has signed an executive order calling for the elimination of the U.S. Education Department.

  5. WISH-TV Indianapolis

    Trump signs order to dismantle Education Department (opens WISH-TV Indianapolis)

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    WISH-TV Indianapolis's feed description

    President Trump plans to sign an executive order to shut down the U.S. Education Department, a long-standing target of conservatives.

  6. CNN

    Trump’s expected Education Department order looks to fulfill a campaign promise but raises questions for students and parents (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    President Donald Trump’s order to begin dismantling the US Department of Education, which he’s scheduled to sign Thursday, fulfills decades of conservative ambition to get rid of the agency, even as it raises new questions for the country’s millions of public schools, student-loan holders and parent…

  7. Forbes

    Trump Signs Executive Order To ‘Begin Eliminating’ The Department Of Education; Here’s What It Means For Student Loan Borrowers (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    President Trump has signed an executive order to shut down and begin eliminating the Department of Education. Here's what it means for student loan borrowers.

  8. Breitbart News

    Promise Made, Promise Kept: Trump to Sign Order Closing U.S. Education Department (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    U.S. President Donald Trump will sign an executive order that fulfills a campaign promise of shutting down the Department of Education.

  9. FOX 4 Dallas

    Trump signs order to 'begin eliminating' Department of Education (opens FOX 4 Dallas)

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    FOX 4 Dallas's feed description

    President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday aiming to "begin eliminating the federal Department of Education once and for all."

  10. Fox2 Detroit

    Trump plans executive order to dismantle Education Department—what it means (opens Fox2 Detroit)

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    Fox2 Detroit's feed description

    President Donald Trump plans to sign an executive order to begin shutting down the U.S. Department of Education, a longtime conservative target. The move would shift education authority to states, but eliminating the department likely requires Congress.

  11. ABC 7 New York

    Trump expected to sign order gutting Department of Education, sources say (opens ABC 7 New York)

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    ABC 7 New York's feed description

    President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order to diminish the Department of Education at the White House on Thursday.

  12. ABC 30 Fresno

    Trump will order a plan to dismantle the Education Department, advancing a campaign promise (opens ABC 30 Fresno)

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    ABC 30 Fresno's feed description

    President Donald Trump plans to sign an executive order Thursday calling for the dismantling of the U.S. Education Department.

  13. NBC4 Washington

    Trump to sign executive order calling for shutdown of Education Department (opens NBC4 Washington)

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    NBC4 Washington's feed description

    Donald Trump plans to sign an executive order Thursday calling for the shutdown of the U.S. Education Department, per a White House official.

  14. NBC New York

    Trump orders a plan to dismantle the Education Department (opens NBC New York)

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    NBC New York's feed description

    President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday calling for the dismantling of the U.S. Education Department.

  15. FOX 6 Milwaukee

    Trump signs order to 'begin eliminating' education department; Wisconsin lawmakers, others react (opens FOX 6 Milwaukee)

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    FOX 6 Milwaukee's feed description

    President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday aiming to eliminate the Department of Education, sparking reaction from Wisconsin lawmakers.

  16. ABC 7 Chicago

    Trump will order a plan to dismantle the Education Department, advancing a campaign promise | LIVE (opens ABC 7 Chicago)

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    ABC 7 Chicago's feed description

    President Donald Trump plans to sign an executive order Thursday calling for the dismantling of the U.S. Education Department.

  17. NBC News

    What to know about how Trump's executive order will affect American education (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    With questions about the Department of Education's future still unanswered, learn more about could happen if the agency is dismantled.

  18. Newsweek

    What does Department of Education actually do? Trump shutdown explained (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    The Department of Education's closure could bring major changes to U.S. education.

  19. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Trump is planning to order a shutdown of the Education Department. Here's what it does (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    President Donald Trump is set to sign an executive order Thursday calling for the shutdown of the Education Department, an agency Republicans have talked about...

  20. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Trump will order a plan to shut down the US Education Department (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    Minneapolis Star Tribune's feed description

    President Donald Trump plans to sign an executive order Thursday calling for the shutdown of the U.S. Education Department, according to a White House official, advancing a campaign promise to eliminate an agency that's been a longtime target of conservatives.

  21. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Trump signed an order to ‘begin eliminating’ the Department of Education. Here’s what could happen next. (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Philadelphia Inquirer's feed description

    Actually eliminating the U.S. Department of Education — which administers billions of dollars in funding to schools — would require congressional approval, and experts say it’s an unlikely scenario.

  22. New York Post

    Trump to order plan to shut down Education Department — advancing major campaign promise (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Trump has derided the Department of Education as wasteful and polluted by liberal ideology. However, finalizing its dismantling is likely impossible without an act of Congress, which created the department in 1979.

  23. KTVZ Bend

    President Trump signs executive order to dismantle the Education Department (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    KTVZ Bend's feed description

    WASHINGTON (NBC) — President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday directing Education Secretary Linda McMahon to start dismantling the Department of Education. "It sounds strange, doesn’t it? Department of Education.

  24. Fox News

    User's manual to Trump's effort to dismantle the Education Department (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    The Trump administration is seeking to eliminate the Department of Education, sparking protests and backlash from people around the country.

  25. WSVN Miami

    Trump will order a plan to dismantle the Education Department, advancing a campaign promise - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    WSVN Miami's feed description

    WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump plans to sign an executive order Thursday calling for the dismantling of the U.S. Education Department, advancing a campaign

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