Trump vows historic cut to Education Department in second term

Published June 22, 2024 11:38pm ET



PHILADELPHIA — Former President Donald Trump vowed to move the Department of Education “to the states” in his rally at Temple University’s Liacouras Center on Saturday.

This move would likely entail abolishing the Department of Education, which was created in 1979, to empower each state’s own department or agency that oversees public education.

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