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President Donald Trump showing a document in front of the camera after signing the executive order.
US President Donald Trump on Thursday signed the order related to the closure of the Education Department (Executive Order). After signing Trump, Trump said that the US has not been imparting good education to students for a long time.
He said that America spends the most on education compared to any country, but if it comes to success, the country is at the lowest place on the list. The education department failed in reform. Now it will end forever.
More than 259 lakh crores spent in 45 years
According to the White House data, the department has failed to improve education despite huge expenditure in the last 40 years. Since 1979, the US Education Department has spent more than $ 3 trillion (about 259 lakh crore rupees).
Despite this, the score of math and reading of 13 -year -old children is at the lowest level. Out of 10 10 classes of fourth class and about three-fourths of class VIII are unable to do maths properly. 7 out of 10 students of fourth and eighth grade are unable to read properly, while 40% of the fourth class students are not able to complete the level of basic reading.
Education Minister Linda McMahon was also present there when Trump signed the executive orders. Trump said that he will ‘find some more work’ for him. Linda McMahon also runs a wrestling company WWE with her husband Vince McMahon.
Education department budget 20 lakh crore rupees
In the year 2024, the budget of the Education Department was $ 238 billion (20.05 lakh crore rupees). This is about 2% of the total budget of the country. The department has about 4,400 employees. This is the lowest compared to all other departments.
Trump said that the Education Department is not a bank. Another responsible organization will do such work. From now on, the education department will not have the right to this, but the states and local communities will get the responsibility.
However, the order said that necessary programs like grants and funding for disabled children will continue. These programs will be handed over to other agencies. Trump praised American teachers during the speech and said that they would be taken care of.
Education Department described the decision as historic
After signing on the order of Trump, the Education Department issued a statement and described it as historic. The department said- We will follow the law. Parliament and the states will end bureaucracy. This decision will make the coming generations of American students free and they will be able to get better education.
At the same time, Ted Mitchell, president of the American Council on Education, has condemned Trump’s move. He called it a ‘political drama’ and said that this decision would reduce funding, which would reduce the number of employees in the department. This will damage higher education in the country.
Trump wants to eliminate gender dysphoria from schools
Trump alleges that American schools are making children radical and anti -American. Trump wants to eliminate gender dysphoria from school. Gender dysphoria means that no person is able to identify himself with his gender.
Gender dysphoria can be understood from the example that a person who was recognized as a woman at birth, is her berth gender female, but he feels himself as a man. In such a situation, he can claim to be his own man. Trump is called ‘transgender madness’.
Why is the education department closed difficult?
Experts believe that the education department is difficult to close after Trump’s order. Indeed, to close it, the US Senate (Parliament’s Upper House) will require 60 votes, but Trump has only 53 seats. Trump needs the vote of 7 Democratic MPs which is a politically impossible task.
Last year too, there was an attempt to end the Education Department. It was added to another bill as amendment, but it could not be passed as 60 Republics along with all the Democrats in the House also voted against it.
The Education Department was established in 1979 as a cabinet level agency by the US Congress (Parliament). The department has the responsibility of $ 268 billion $ dollars funding program. It oversees programs such as loans and special education for students. Along with this, it also gives loans to low -income schools.
The Education Department was established by the US Parliament in 1979. It has the responsibility of funding of schools.
If the department closes, there is a danger of inequality in schools Many experts feel that this decision may have a wrong effect. Removing the monitoring of the center can cause inequality in schools. Some people believe that the Education Department plays the necessary rolls for all students in setting equal opportunities.
Trump’s supporters say that local control on education will be better. Local leaders, parents and schools understand local needs better.
On behalf of the White House, Harrison Fields told the media that this order would help parents and schools to improve children’s results. The recent score of the National Assessment Test shows that our children are lagging behind.
Trump has been trimmed in many departments Trump has been trimmed in several departments since taking oath on 20 January. The Trump administration offered the federal employees to buy out the job. In lieu of leaving the job, it was said to give additional salary of 8 months to the employees.
Apart from this, Trump has also ordered to ban all kinds of help given to abroad under USAID.
More than 30 lakh employees in federal government According to government data, the number of federal employees is more than 30 lakhs. It is the 15th largest workforce in America. According to Pew Research, the average tenure of a federal employee is 12 years old.
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