Trump Signs Order to Dismantle Department of Education

The order says the education secretary shall facilitate the closure of the department.

President Donald Trump holds an executive order dismantling the U.S. Department of Education, in Washington on March 20, 2025. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images

WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump on March 20 signed an executive order that facilitates the dismantling of the Department of Education.

“We’re going to shut it down and shut it down as quickly as possible,” Trump said before signing the order.