{"id":685,"date":"2025-03-07T12:40:55","date_gmt":"2025-03-07T13:40:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thetoptenwebhosts.com\/?p=685"},"modified":"2025-03-11T13:48:37","modified_gmt":"2025-03-11T13:48:37","slug":"education-department-shutdown-needs-to-be-priority-jonathan-butcher","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.thetoptenwebhosts.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/07\/education-department-shutdown-needs-to-be-priority-jonathan-butcher\/","title":{"rendered":"Education Department shutdown ‘needs to be priority’: Jonathan Butcher"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Heritage Foundation fellow Jonathan Butcher said shutting down the Department of Education<\/a> (DOE) “needs to be a priority for conservatives.”<\/p>\n

While President Trump was expected to sign<\/a> an executive order Thursday requesting newly minted Education Secretary Linda McMahon to begin dissolving the department<\/a>, a White House official confirmed to NewsNation that it was not happening.<\/p>\n

Butcher, a researcher at the conservative Heritage Foundation<\/a> think tank, noted that the “important parts” of the Education Department can be “moved.” But he also acknowledged that some programs are “crucial.”<\/p>\n

The White House has reversed course and will continue to review the department, a White House official said. An official previously told NewsNation the signing would take place Thursday afternoon.<\/p>\n

A draft of the executive order was obtained by The Wall Street Journal<\/a> early Thursday morning. The draft reportedly directed McMahon to “take all necessary steps to facilitate the closure.”<\/p>\n

According to the Journal’s reporting, McMahon would be instructed to do whatever it takes to shutter the agency<\/a> based on “the maximum extent appropriate and permitted by law.”<\/p>\n

The long-promised closure of the department<\/a> could have major implications on what kids learn, how schools are funded and the future of student loans for millions.<\/p>\n

Trump has previously accused the department of \u201cindoctrinating young people with inappropriate racial, sexual and political material.\u201d He campaigned on the idea of giving educational power to the states<\/a>.<\/p>\n

NewsNation’s Anna Kutz contributed to this report.<\/em><\/p>\n

Linda McMahon will join “NewsNation Live” on Friday at 9:30 a.m. ET: Here’s how you can watch live<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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