A US federal judge blocked the Trump administration from dismantling the Department of Education, marking the first time a judge declared the extensive changes of the administration’s to the department as unlawful
Judge Myong Joun from the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, issued a preliminary injunction prohibiting the administration from dismissing half of the department’s employees and shifting the management of federal student loans to the Small Business Administration.
U.S. President Donald Trump has long criticized the department, arguing that in spite of significant federal investment in education, the quality of education has not met expectations.
Citing low proficiency in reading and math among students in U.S. elementary, middle and high schools