Trump takes fresh stab at dismantling Department of Education with order signing at White House

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

76% : Trump is signing the order at a White House event at 4:00 pm ET (2000 GMT) with students, teachers, parents and state governors who support the effort, a sign of its resonance with Republican voters and Trump's "Make America Great Again" movement.
57% : Trump tapped into that divide as a presidential candidate, and the order signing on Thursday, with the fanfare of an event in the White House East Room, is designed to showcase his delivery of a campaign promise even if it is not fully met.
53% : Trump has acknowledged that he would need buy-in from lawmakers and teachers' unions to fulfill his campaign pledge.
52% : States would have more latitude over how the money is spent.
50% : The order follows the department's announcement last week that it would lay off nearly half of its staff and is the latest step by Trump, who has been in office some two months, to reshape the U.S. government and upend the federal bureaucracy.
50% : Education has long been a political lighting rod in the United States, with conservatives favoring school choice policies that help private schools and left-leaning voters largely supporting programs and funding for public schools.
43% : Federal aid accounts for 15% of all K-12 revenue in states that voted for Trump in the 2024 election, compared with 11% of revenue in states that voted for his Democratic rival Kamala Harris, according to a Reuters analysis of Census Department data.
23% : Congress would have to pass legislation to shutter the department, and Trump does not have the votes to do that.

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