Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren don write one op-ed for USA Today wey dey call for Education Secretary Linda McMahon make she resign. Dis one dey follow Trump administration announcement earlier dis month about one strong plan to dey scatter di Education Department.
“E don official: Donald Trump and Secretary McMahon dey scatter di Department of Education one by one. Dis one na, according to Secretary McMahon, di department ‘final mission,’ Warren write for di op-ed wey dem publish on Monday morning.
“Linda McMahon no suppose dey lead di Department of Education. She suppose resign,” Warren add.
Warren open di opinion piece by remembering say as McMahon just swear in, Warren carry her enter her office, look her straight for eye and ask her if she believe say she fit scatter di Department of Education.
McMahon respond say she no get di legal power to do so.
“But we dey here now,” Warren write.
Di Education Department announce on November 18 say dem go move some of dia big grant programs go other federal agencies, wey dey show say Trump administration dey try hard to shut down di department.
After di move, group of teachers, school districts, unions, and disability advocacy organization sue di Trump administration, dey call am unlawful.
Since President Trump enter office, he don dey campaign say he go shut down di Education Department, wey Congress create for 1979. For March, Trump sign executive order to start di process, but to completely eliminate di department need congressional approval.
For her op-ed, Warren point to one of di major moves, wey go transfer control of major K-12 funding, including Title I aid for low-income schools, go di Department of Labor.
Inside di Dismantling of di Education Department
Di real reason we get Education Department na to level di ground. Na why students with disabilities and marginalized communities still depend on am today.
On Tuesday, December 2, 2025 episode of The Excerpt podcast: Trump latest Education Department moves target some of di agency most important programs. From Title I to special education to student aid, we break down wetin dey move, wetin dey stay and wetin di changes mean for millions of students. Zach Schermele join USA TODAY The Excerpt to unpack am all.
President Donald Trump quest to dismantle di Department of Education enter high gear late last month, with six interagency agreements wey redistribute longstanding functional areas of di department. Well, Congress finally cave in and let Trump abolish di ED. Hello and welcome to USA Today The Excerpt. I Dana Taylor. Today na Tuesday, December 2nd, 2025. Here to help me dig into all di changes for di Education Department, now joined by USA Today Congress reporter, Zach Schermele. Thanks so much for coming back, Zach.
While only Congress fit completely act as federal agency, di Supreme Court don allow di White House to move forward for now with mass education department layoffs. Walk me through di latest changes.
Dis one na arguably one of di most significant steps wey di education department under di second Trump administration don take to try and fulfill dat promise of di presidents to completely eliminate or dismantle di agency. Now, di president don encounter a not insign