Education Department: US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to close the Department of Education.
Education Department, Private TV “Geo News” quoted a foreign news agency as saying that President Trump has ordered the Minister of Education to begin the process of closing the department.
During the ceremony to sign the executive order at the White House, Trump said that we are going to close the Department of Education as soon as possible, it is none of our business, we want to hand over our students back to the states.
President Trump said that the educational standard of schools has fallen a lot; students do not even know basic math.
The US President said that the Department of Education has big buildings but not education; now the states will take care of the affairs of schools themselves. State governors will be happy about the closure of the Department of Education.
In addition, the US President said that the US agreement with Ukraine on minerals will be concluded very soon, and an order has been signed to increase US production of minerals.
Republican lawmakers and a group of schoolchildren also attended the signing ceremony of the executive order.
Democrats have called President Trump’s move to close the Department of Education disastrous.
Democratic leader Chuck Schumer has responded to Trump’s move, saying that Trump’s terrible decision will affect teachers, students and parents.
He said that the courts must uphold the rule of law to stop Trump’s cruel actions.