A three-pronged approach to closing the department of education: How Trump and Musk could make it happen – The Times of India
Elon Musk with US President Donald Trump. After being inaugurated for his second term on January 20, 2025, President Trump is moving ahead with one of his longstanding promises: dismantling the US Department of Education. Although this goal has been a point of contention for many Republican leaders over the years, it has remained largely unfulfilled. However, a new proposal by Christopher F. Rufo in City Journal outlines how this ambitious vision could be realized — with the support of tech entrepreneur Elon Musk and his team at DOGE.Rufo, a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, provides a detailed plan that targets the core functions of the Department of Education, which oversees everything from student loans to K-12 funding. According to Rufo's proposal, Trump's goal of dismantling t...