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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Léonie Chao-Fong

Trump advisers weigh actions to dismantle education department – report

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The Department of Education building in Washington. Photograph: Annabelle Gordon/Reuters

The Trump administration is weighing executive actions to dismantle the US education department as part of efforts by Elon Musk’s so-called “department of government efficiency” (Doge) to seize control of federal spending and slash the size of the government workforce, the Wall Street Journal reported.

US officials have discussed an executive order that would shut down all functions of the education department that are not written explicitly into statute, or move certain functions to other departments, according to the paper, citing sources.

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