Trump administration taken to court for dismantling Department of Education ‘brick by brick’
The Trump administration faces a sweeping lawsuit accusing it of illegally dismantling the US Department of Education and shifting billions in programme funds to other agencies. Filed in federal court, the case argues these transfers exceed legal authority and jeopardise core student services, civil-rights protections, and national oversight, amid growing warnings of chaos, confusion, and long-term harm to vulnerable learners.
The Trump administration faces a sweeping lawsuit accusing it of illegally dismantling the US Department of Education and shifting billions in programme funds to other agencies. Filed in federal court, the case argues these transfers exceed legal authority and jeopardise core student services, civil-rights protections, and national oversight, amid growing warnings of chaos, confusion, and long-term harm to vulnerable learners.
