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What's next for the Department of Education after Trump begins effort to eliminate it - PBS NewsHour (2 videos)
Trump made good on a pledge by signing an order to dismantle the Department of Education. The department has been a target since it was created more than four decades ago. But Trump and other Republicans want to go all the way this time, calling the department wasteful and arguing it fails too many students. Geoff Bennett reports. - Aired on 03/20/2025.
Advocates share differing perspectives on push to dismantle Education Department - PBS NewsHour
To help understand the implications of Trump’s order to dismantle the Education Department, Geoff Bennett has perspectives from Rick Hess, the director of education policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute, and Catherine Lhamon, a former assistant Secretary for Civil Rights at the Department of Education under both the Obama and Biden administrations. - Aired on 03/20/2025.