Trump is preparing a revolution. “Instead of being on top, we are at the bottom”

Donald Trump repeatedly announced that he wanted to eliminate the Department of Education, formed in 1979 under president Jimmy Carter. As it turns out, another of the Republican's electoral promises can shortly be fulfilled.

According to CNN, Trump's administration will besides cover 2 issues. First, the Secretary of Education will be ordered to cut in the departmentand then the president He'll press Congress.to pass a bill to liquidate the resort.

Although calls for the department to be dissolved or combined with others are not new, so far specified a proposal She didn't get Congress' support.

Recently, the staff of the Ministry of Education became an object of interest "Government Effectiveness Department", headed by Elon Musk. Tens of Ministry staff left on Friday sent on paid leave in the framework of the wider Trump administration’s efforts to "clean up" staff from staff related to DEIA programme. It aims to advance participation in the public life of all social groups, especially those discriminated against.

Trump's thought to dissolve the Department of Education was accepted into the program Republican Party In the summertime of 2024, and during the election campaign, the politician repeatedly pointed to the ministry, tying it to accusations of “abuse of power” and social problems.

– We'll drain the government's educational swamp and halt the abuse of taxpayers' money to indoctrinate American youth utilizing all kinds of things you do not want our youth to hear," said the Republican.

He announced that after the win, “at a very early phase of office”, he would destruct the ministry and “all education, work and educational needs I'm going back to the states.‘.

– American society spends over $1 trillion a year on the public education system, but Instead of being at the top of the list, we're virtually at the bottom – said the politician.

Becky Pringle, president of the National Education Association, a large union organization, warned that Trump's regulation harming students and their families.

– If this had become a reality, we would have lost resources to our most susceptible students, which would have resulted in a sharp increase in class size, a cut in vocational training programmes, making higher education more costly and not available for middle-class families, would receive peculiar education services for disabled students and deprive students of the protection of civilian rights, as Pringle said.

– The Americans did not vote for this and do not supportending the national government's commitment to ensuring equal educational opportunities for each child," she added.

When President United Statesin the past they proposed cuts in the budget of the Department of Education, legislature in 71% opposed and granted the ministry even more resources than the American leader asked..

During his first term, Trump proposed merger of Education and Labour Departments, but – although the Republicans then had a majority in both the legislature and the home of Representatives – resolution not adopted.

Source: NBC News, CNN