# Executive order directs Education Secretary to begin dismantling the US Department of Education (2025)

Date: 2025

On 20 March 2025 the President signed an executive order directing Education Secretary Linda McMahon to take all necessary lawful steps to facilitate closure of the Department of Education and return authority to states while preserving specified services. The order states that eliminating the department itself depends on applicable law.

## Drivers

- Public Education Funding: https://factrail.ai/drivers/edu-public-education-funding
- Teacher Quality and Supply: https://factrail.ai/drivers/edu-teacher-quality-supply

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## Methodology

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