Trump’s Attack on the Department of Education, Explained | ACLU

This week , the U.S. Department of Education announced it would cut nearly 50 percent of the department's workforce.

This move is part of the Trump administration's attempts to dismantle the ED and repeal the federal government’s core responsibility of ensuring equal educational opportunity for all.

This reckless action strips students of vital resources and tears down statutorily-mandated functions essential to addressing racial and economic inequality in education.