What Trump’s Plans For Dept. Of Ed Could Mean For Illinois

06/02/2025 17 min
What Trump’s Plans For Dept. Of Ed Could Mean For Illinois

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Episode Synopsis

Only Congress can shut down the Department of Education, but President Trump is preparing an order that aims to downsize the agency and possibly move some of its functions to other departments. Reset learns more about what’s in the works and how changes to DOE could affect education in Illinois with higher education reporter for the Washington Post Danielle Douglas-Gabriel.

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