There are thousands of employees who work for the Department of Education in the United States and now there has been an announcement that it could be dismantled.
Getting rid of it altogether would take an act of Congress so who knows how long that could take and what is to become of the employees? Will they be moved to other areas? Retire? Be fired?
What department might come next?
Is this change going to last longer than 4 years if it does take place?
We have heard criticism for a variety of departments including dep of justice, dep of commerce, dep of homeland security, and others. From dismantling departments altogether or making drastic reforms there is still a long way to go to see how far this goes with cost cutting and department changes.
Recent polls have obviously uncovered mixed feelings about what has been announced and going on, including majority opposition for the plan to oppose birthright citizenship and renaming the Gulf of Mexico. His actions have also sparked protests in California where police recently met protesters on the highway after they organized to express frustration over the deportation actions that have been taking place.
A scary thing will happen when these ex Federal employees realize that they stuff they've been pounding into students' brains for the last several decades does not produce marketable skills.
!WINE
The answer to your question is "not quickly." Dismantling the Department of Education would take an Act of Congress. The Trump Administration could delay expenditures, suspend hiring and terminate contracts with private agencies.
Most of the people who work for the Federal Government aren't directly Federal Employees but rather hired by the various agencies as contractos.
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